Henry Maunsell Schieffelin (1808-1890)

H. Maunsell Schieffelin, of 665 Fifth Avenue "Ashton" Yonkers, New York

He was a partner in the successful wholesale druggists of W.H. Schieffelin & Fowler, started by his grandfather, Jacob Schieffelin III. Henry was "a man of large benevolence and especially interested in the advancement of negroes". He had been Consul-General in Liberia and was a founding member and President of the New York Colonization Society who financed a mission to explore the interior of Liberia. He supported recruiting African-American students to enroll at Liberia College and encouraged emigration. He lived at 665 Fifth Avenue, a five story house in Manhattan, and kept a country home "Ashton" in Yonkers, New York. He died at Alexandria, Egypt, where he had gone for the benefit of his health.

Parents (2)

Henry Hamilton Schieffelin

Henry Hamilton Schieffelin, of H.H. Schieffelin & Co., New York

1783-1865

Maria (Bradhurst) Schieffelin

Mrs Maria Theresa (Bradhurst) Schieffelin

1786-1872

Spouse (1)

Sarah Minerva Kendall

Mrs Sarah (Kendall) Schieffelin

1834-1921

Children (1)

Frances Kendall Schieffelin

Mrs "Fanny" (Schieffelin) Crosby

1860-1925

Associated Houses (1)

Ashton

Yonkers, New York