Henry George Stebbins Noble

Henry George Stebbins Noble (March 9, 1859 – February 6, 1946) was president of the New York Stock Exchange from 1914 to 1919.^[1]

Henry George Stebbins Noble
President of the New York Stock Exchange
In office May 1914 – May 1919
Preceded by	James B. Mabon
Succeeded by	William H. Remick
Personal details
Born	(1859-03-09)March 9, 1859 New York City, New York
Died	February 6, 1946(1946-02-06) (aged 86) Manhattan, New York City
Spouse	Clemencia Mestre
Parent(s)	Fitzgerald Noble Fanny Juliet Stebbins
Relatives	Henry George Stebbins (grandfather)
Alma mater	City College of New York

Early life

Henry George Stebbins Noble was born in New York City, New York on March 9, 1859, and named after his maternal grandfather. He was a son of Timothy Fitzgerald Noble (b. 1827) and Fanny Juliet Stebbins (1834–1907).

His maternal grandfather was Henry George Stebbins, a U.S. Representative from New York who also served as president of the New York Stock Exchange from 1851 to 1852, 1858–1859 and 1863–1864.^[2] His cousin, Rowland Stebbins, was a stockbroker and stage producer who won a Pulitzer Prize for The Green Pastures.^[3]

Noble graduated from City College in 1880,^[1] where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon.^[4]

Career

In 1880 after his graduation from college, he joined Henry G. Stebbins & Son, which was founded by his grandfather in 1847. From 1885 to 1888, he was member of Noble, Mestre & Doubleday.^[4] He later became a partner in Noble, Mestre & Doremus and Noble & Mestre. In 1902, he joined De Coppet & Doremus and remained a full partner until 1927 when he became a special partner.^[1]

Beginning in 1882 when he bought his seat from his grandfather, he was a member of the New York Stock Exchange for fifty-six years until 1938.^{[lower-alpha 1]} He served five consecutive terms as president of the New York Stock Exchange from May 1914 to May 1919. Upon his retirement in 1938, his seat went to his grandson, Henry Stebbins Noble, a partner in De Coppet & Doremus.^[1]

Personal life

On October 10, 1882, Noble was married to Clemencia Mestre (1864–1947), who was born in Havana, Cuba.^[4] Clemencia was a daughter of Jose Manuel Mestre and Paulina (née Alfonza) Mestre. Together, they were listed on the Social Register and were the parents of:^[5]

• Floyd Clark Noble (1884–1980), who married Dorothy Thayer (1889–1946),^[6] a daughter of Harry Bates Thayer, president and chairman of AT&T.^[7] After her death, he married his wife's younger sister, Ruth Thayer, a widow of Webb William Weeks.^[8]
• Gwendolyn Noble (1889–1986), who married John Burke Shethar, a son of Edwin Hall Shethar.^[9]

He died on February 6, 1946, at 521 Park Avenue, his home in Manhattan.^[1]

References

Notes

1. When John D. Rockefeller died in 1937, he was the oldest member of the New York Stock Exchange, but in respect to length of membership, he was junior to Noble by one year.^[1]

Sources

1. "Henry Noble Dead. Leader In Wall Street. Stock Exchange Head During First World War. A Member 56 Years Before Retiring" (PDF). The New York Times. February 7, 1946. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
2. "THE DEATH-LIST OF A DAY; SUDDEN DEATH OF COL. HENRY G. STEBBINS". The New York Times. 11 December 1881. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
3. "R. STEBBINS DEAD; STAGE PRODUCER; Stockbroker Who Presented 'Green Pastures,' Winner of Pulitzer Prize, Was 66". The New York Times. 13 December 1948. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
4. Epsilon, Delta Kappa (1890). Catalogue of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity: Biographical and Statistical ... Council Publishing Company. p. 882. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
5. Social Register, New York. Social Register Association. 1914. p. 459. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
6. "Mrs. Floyd C. Noble" (PDF). The New York Times. 21 March 1946. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
7. "Miss Dorothy Thayer's Wedding" (PDF). The New York Times. 4 May 1913. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
8. The National Magazine: An Illustrated monthly. Bostonian Publishing Company. 1921. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
9. "John B. Shethar, Broker, Dies; Ex‐Officer of Yacht Clubs, 78" (PDF). The New York Times. 8 June 1970. Retrieved 21 January 2020.