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George Ryan (Irish-Danish Businessman)
George Ryan ( – 6 December 1861) was an Irish-born Danish merchant, ship owner and banker. He continued running a trading house and shipping firm founded by his brother Phillip. He owned the property at Sankt Annæ Plads 7 in Copenhagen and the sugar plantation Mary's Fancy on Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies. Early life and background Ryan was born or 1785 at Ballinakill in Kilcock, Kildare, Ireland, as the son of squire Edward Ryan ( 1735–1790) and Catherine (Kitty) née O’Reilly (–1828). His maternal grandfather was Philip O'Reilly, Esq., of Coolamber and Ballymorris, County Longford. Philip Ryan (1766–1809) Ryan had ten brothers and two sisters. One of the brothers, Phillip Ryan (1766–1809), moved to Copenhagen in 1780 to work for William Duntzfelt, Duntzfelt, Meyer & Co. In 1784, he is mentioned as supercargo (') on the ship ''Helsingør''. Back in Copenhagen, in 1795, Ryan passed the captain's exam. Two years later, he captained the frigate ''Christians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Croix
Saint Croix; nl, Sint-Kruis; french: link=no, Sainte-Croix; Danish and no, Sankt Croix, Taino: ''Ay Ay'' ( ) is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. St. Croix is the largest of the islands in the territory, while the capital Charlotte Amalie is located on St. Thomas. As of the 2020 United States Census, St. Croix’s population was 41,004. The island's highest point is Mount Eagle, at . St. Croix's nickname is "Twin City", for its two towns, Frederiksted on the western end and Christiansted on the northeast part of the island. Name The island's indigenous Taino name is ''Ay Ay'' ("the river"). Its indigenous Carib name is ''Cibuquiera'' ("the stony land"). Its modern name, ''Saint Croix'', is derived from the French ''Sainte-Croix'', itself a translation of the Spanish name ''Isla de la Santa Cruz'' (meaning "island of the Holy Cross"), g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
