Robert Doughty Weeks
Robert Doughty Weeks | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Oyster Bay, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1854 (aged 58) Oyster Bay, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Financier |
| Known for | Founding member and president of the New York Stock Exchange |
Robert Doughty Weeks (July 8, 1795 – June 16, 1854) was a prominent American financier and one of the founding figures and presidents of the New York Stock Exchange.
Early life
Born in Oyster Bay, New York, Weeks was the son of James Huggins Weeks and Miriam (née Doughty) Weeks. His ancestry featured distinguished family lines on both his father's and mother's sides.
Career
Weeks played a crucial role as a founding member of the New York Stock Exchange and held the position of president twice, first from 1834 to 1835 and then from 1836 to 1837. His terms were situated between the leaderships of Edward Prime and John Ward initially, followed by Edward Prime and David Clarkson subsequently.
Personal life
Weeks entered into matrimony twice. His initial marriage, in 1819, was to Julia Hall Brasher, with whom he had two children: John Abeel Weeks—who wed Alice Hathaway Delano, a relative of Franklin D. Roosevelt—and Julia Mary Weeks, who married Henry Grant DeForest.
Following Julia’s passing, Weeks remarried in 1832 to Harriet Thompson Strong. Together they had four children: Sarah Strong Weeks, Benjamin Strong Weeks, James Weeks—who married Kezia Seabury—and Francis H. Weeks.
Weeks passed away in Oyster Bay in 1854.
Descendants
From his eldest son John descended Sarah Carnes Weeks (1863–1956), who became the first spouse of architect and artist Francis L. V. Hoppin.
Through his daughter Julia, Weeks was grandfather to Henry Wheeler DeForest (1855–1938), known for his work as a railroad executive and industrialist, as well as Robert Weeks DeForest (1848–1931), recognized as a lawyer, financier, and philanthropist. Robert Doughty Weeks was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery located in Brooklyn.