Edward Townsend Stotesbury
Edward Townsend "Ned" Stotesbury (February 26, 1849 – May 16, 1938) was a prominent investment banker, a partner in Philadelphia's Drexel & Co. and its New York affiliate J. P. Morgan & Co. for over fifty-five years. He was involved in the financing of many railroads. Stotesbury, West Virginia, a coal mining town in Raleigh County, is named for him, as well as his equestrian estate, the Stotesbury Club House. Several of the palatial estates he built with his second wife have been demolished in the years since his death. |
Birth and Death Data: Died May 16, 1938
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-20046 | 10-in. | 6/14/1917 | Ceremonies at Independence Hall [promoting the sale of Liberty Bonds] | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra; bell sounds; speeches | speaker | |
| Victor | BVE-55984 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | Toast to Benjamin Franklin at the Poor Richard Club | Edward Townsend Stotesbury | Lecture | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stotesbury, Edward Townsend," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116511.
Stotesbury, Edward Townsend. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116511.
"Stotesbury, Edward Townsend." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Edward T. Stotesbury
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Stotesbury, Edward Townsend, 1849-1938 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93007038
Wikidata: Edward T. Stotesbury - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5345547
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34326179
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/317568 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/317568
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