Henry George Stebbins Noble (March 9, 1859 – February 6, 1946) was president of the

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from 1914 to 1919.

Early life

Henry George Stebbins Noble was born in

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, 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

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from New York who also served as president of the New York Stock Exchange from 1851-1852, 1858–1859 and 1863-1864. His cousin, Rowland Stebbins, was a stockbroker and stage producer who won a Pulitzer Prize for ''

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''. Noble graduated from City College in 1880, where he was a member of

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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. 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. Beginning in 1882 when he bought his seat from his grandfather, he was a member of the

for fifty-six years until 1938. 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.

Personal life

On October 10, 1882, Noble was married to Clemencia Mestre (1864–1947), who was born in

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. Clemencia was a daughter of Jose Manuel Mestre and Paulina (née Alfonza) Mestre. Together, they were listed on the

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and were the parents of: * Floyd Clark Noble (1884–1980), who married Dorothy Thayer (1889–1946), a daughter of

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, president and chairman of

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. After her death, he married his wife's younger sister, Ruth Thayer, a widow of Webb William Weeks. * Gwendolyn Noble (1889–1986), who married John Burke Shethar, a son of Edwin Hall Shethar. He died on February 6, 1946, at 521

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, his home in Manhattan.

References

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