Benjamin Lincoln Swan (1787-1866)

Director of the Bank of America & Governor of the New York Hospital, etc.

He came to New York City in 1810 and established himself in business with such success that he was able to retire in 1821. In 1846, it was said that his firm, Otis & Swan, "were peculiarly lucky in their commercial arrangements during the last war," which gave him an estimated $500,000 fortune. He was a director of the Bank of America and the Bank of Savings. He was Vice-President of the New York Bible Society and Governor of the New York Hospital and the Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane. He married Mary Childs Saidler and had six children.

Parents (2)

Maj. Samuel Swan

Purchasing Agent & Quartermaster under Gen. Benjamin Lincoln

1750-1825

Hannah (Lamson) Swan

Mrs Hannah (Lamson) Swan

1756-1826

Spouse (1)

Mary Childs (Saidler) Swan

Mrs Mary Childs (Saidler) Swan

1800-1857

Children (3)

Benjamin Lincoln Swan, Jr.

of New York City & "Woodside Farm" Oyster Bay, L.I.

1818-1892

Edward Henry Swan

of 11 West 49th Street New York City & "The Evergreens" Oyster Bay, L.I.

1822-1903

Frederick George Swan

Dry Good Merchant & Member of the New York Stock Exchange

1831-1899