Frederic W. Stevens

Frederic William Stevens (September 19, 1839 – January 20, 1928) was an American lawyer and banker. Early life Stevens was born on September 19, 1839, in Manhattan. He was a son of Frances ( Gallatin) Stevens (1803–1877) and banker Byam Kerby Stevens (1792–1870), who inherited Stevens House, the historic home of his grandfather. Among his siblings were Byam K. Stevens Jr. and Alexander Henry Stevens, both well-known bankers. His paternal grandparents were Maj.-Gen. Ebenezer Stevens and Lucretia (née Ledyard) Sands Stevens. Among his many prominent relatives were uncles John Austin Stevens, a banker with his father, and Alexander Hodgdon Stevens, a surgeon. Among his first cousins were John Austin Stevens, founder of the Sons of the Revolution, and Lucretia Stevens (née Rhinelander) Jones, the mother of author Edith Wharton. His maternal grandfather was Albert Gallatin, the 4th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury who served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom and France. His uncle was James Gallatin, the second president of the Gallatin National Bank who married Josephine Pascault, a daughter of Louis Pascault, Marquis de Poleon. After receiving preparatory training Richard P. Jenks, he attended Yale, where he graduated seventh in the class of 1858. While there, he was a member of Psi Upsilon, Skull and Bones, and Phi Beta Kappa.