James Burt (August 15, 1836 – July 7, 1892) was a 19th-century

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broker from

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and a former assistant commissary general of the state of

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and assistant appraiser of the Port of New York. His brother, Colonel

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, was president of the Brokers' Loan and Investment Company and naval officer of the Port of New York under Presidents

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and

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. Their father was Thomas M. Burt, a proprietor of the ''Albany Argus'' newspaper.. Burt attended

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Academy and graduated from

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in 1854. Following his government appointments he was involved in the sugar business and was considered an expert regarding the commodity. At the time of his death he represented the Havemeyers in the sugar trust at their office at 56 Wall Street. Burt was a prominent member of the Episcopal Church, attending the Church of St. Mary the Virgin on West 45th Street in

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. He was treasurer of the church and also of the Church Club, of which he was one of the founders. His death of

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occurred suddenly at his home at 253 West 45th Street in 1892. He was married to Euretta Guion, the daughter of Covington Guion of Kinderhook. She survived him along with their three children.''Obituary, James Burt'',

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, July 8, 1892, pg. 4.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burt, James (broker) American brokers Businesspeople from Albany, New York 1836 births 1892 deaths Union College (New York) alumni 19th-century American businesspeople