Col. Floyd Clarkson (1831-1894)
of 48 East 66th Street, New York City; President of the Riverside Bank, etc.
He was educated at private schools in New York City and began his career in the hardware business. On the outbreak of Civil War, he enlisted as a private in the 7th Regiment and was part of the famous march to Washington in November, 1861. As a Major in the 6th New York Cavalry, he served in the Peninsula and North Carolina campaigns and was breveted Lieutenant-Colonel. Returning from the war, Colonel Clarkson re-entered business, first as a cashier in a commission house, and then successively as secretary of the Equitable Savings Bank, secretary and agent for Woodbury Langdon, and finally as a real estate agent for himself (Floyd Clarkson & Son). In addition, he was trustee of the Union Dime Savings Bank, President of the Riverside Bank, a prominent Freemason in Kane Lodge, a Member of the St. Nicholas Society, and Vice-President of the Sons of the Revolution. In March, 1857, he married Harriet, daughter of John Boskerck, Merchant, of New York. In 1878, they purchased the newly built 48 East 66th Street, and after he died his widow stayed on there until 1903 when she sold the house to Lyman Bloomingdale. They had ten children, seven of whom reached adulthood.
