Charles Henry Ludington (February 1, 1825 – January 1, 1910) was a nineteenth-century American merchant in the dry goods business.
Charles Henry Ludington | |
|---|---|
 circa 1899 | |
| Born | February 1, 1825 |
| Died | January 1, 1910 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Parent(s) | Lewis Ludington, Polly Townsend |
Early life and education
editCharles Henry Ludington, son of Lewis Ludington and his wife Polly (Townsend) Ludington was born in Carmel, New York on February 1, 1825.[1] He attended the Carmel Academy school as a child and had further education at the Ridgefield, Connecticut School District.[1]
Ludington initially worked in New York as a clerk in a wholesale dry goods firm called Woodward, Otis & Terbell, and later at Johnes, Otis & Company.[1]
Mid life and business career
editLudington in 1849 became a partner in a dry goods firm later named Lathrop, Ludington, and Company. The importing and wholesale business was first located on Cortlandt Street in Manhattan and eight years later moved to a larger store on Park Row in Park Place in Brooklyn, New York. The firm had business in all parts of the United States north of the Mason-Dixon line and had a good reputation in the field.[2]
Personal life
editLudington retired from Lathrop, Ludington, and Company in 1868.[1] He had been on the board of directors for many corporations and public institutions.[1][2] He had been a director of Washington Life Insurance Company and American Surety Company.[3] Ludington was a member of the Union League social club and the Century Association social club. He was also an active member of three art associations.[1]
Legacy
editIn Old Lyme, Connecticut, the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library was built in 1898 as a memorial to Ludington's mother-in-law.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Weeks 1898, p. 377.
- ^ a b Beers 1905, p. 125.
- ^ King 1899, p. 515.
- ^ Beers 1905, p. 124.
Sources
edit- Beers, J. H. (1905). Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut. Madison, Wisconsin: J. H. Beers & Company. OCLC 212371094.
- King, Moses (1899). Notable New Yorkers of 1896-1899. New York City: M. King. OCLC 2400420.
- Weeks, Lyman Horace (1898). Prominent Families of New York. New York City: Historical Company. OCLC 919823829.