Saturday, March 29, 1873, Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA)
This is an excerpt from a long article published about Alden Stockwell in the Augusta Chronicle paper/
Wall Street Secrets
Mr. Stockwell is of humble parentage, his father being at one time in the livery stable business in Cleveland, O., where the great steamship manager was born. He is about 25 years of age. The turning point in his career, which had previously been quiet and uneventful, occurred in 1865, while he was acting as purser on one of the Potomac river boats. On one of the vessel's trips down the river from Washington, the late Elias Howe, of Connecticut, the distinguished inventor of the sewing machine, was a passenger, with his eldest daughter in his company. Young Stockwell was very attentive and considerate of the comfort of Mr. and Miss Howe, and extended more than the customary courtesies to them. The acquaintance which was then formed between the purser and the Howes was renewed in the following year in Paris, where the father and daughter went for their health. The future millionaire was quick to journey after them to the French capital after collecting all the money at his command to enable him to travel in style. On his arrival there, he laid siege to the affections of the young lady, and was not long in obtaining her consent to their marriage. Mr. Howe's sanction was secured, and they were wedded with much elate. They tarried amid the gaieties of Paris for a short time after their nuptials, and then returned to this country. Subsequently Mr. Howe's second daughter was introduced to Mr. Stockwell's brother, Col. Levi B. Stockwell, and before many months a new match had been formed. In personal appearance Mr. Stockwell is medium-sized, and possesses a penetrating blue eye. He wears a moustache and flowing English side whiskers of red color. He is very quick and decided in his manner. His house on Madison avenue, corner of Thirty-ninth street, is one of the most elegant and costly in the city. It is furnished in a style of the greatest grandeur. Even the fenders around the grates in the drawing room are of gold. Mr. Stockwell lost his wife about a year ago, and it is now reported in fashionable quarters that he is engaged to a well known New York belle.-Boston Globe.
Springfield Republican (Springfield, MA) Wednesday, May 3, 1905
He was Formerly a Well-Known Financier, But Fell a Victim to the Market.
Alden B. Stockwell, 72, once one of the leading financiers of the country, is dead at his home in New York. "Commodore" Stockwell, as he was known, first came into prominence in 1871, when he became president of the Pacific Mail steamship company, which was followed by a congressional investigation. In 1872, while he was president of three sewing machine companies, two railroads and the Pacific Mail company, Stockwell attempted to "bull" the stock of the latter, and became financially involved. He finally went into bankruptcy and disappeared from the financial arena. Stockwell was the son of a liveryman in Cleveland, O. He began his career as purser on a lake Erie steamboat, and while thus employed, met and married a daughter of Elias Howe, the inventor. His wife inherited a fortune of $2,000.000 on the death of her father, and the purser then became a financier. In his celebrated Pacific Mail operation the stock was carried up from 45 to 107. When the crash came it fell back to the low point in two days.
This is an excerpt from a long article published about Alden Stockwell in the Augusta Chronicle paper/
Wall Street Secrets
Mr. Stockwell is of humble parentage, his father being at one time in the livery stable business in Cleveland, O., where the great steamship manager was born. He is about 25 years of age. The turning point in his career, which had previously been quiet and uneventful, occurred in 1865, while he was acting as purser on one of the Potomac river boats. On one of the vessel's trips down the river from Washington, the late Elias Howe, of Connecticut, the distinguished inventor of the sewing machine, was a passenger, with his eldest daughter in his company. Young Stockwell was very attentive and considerate of the comfort of Mr. and Miss Howe, and extended more than the customary courtesies to them. The acquaintance which was then formed between the purser and the Howes was renewed in the following year in Paris, where the father and daughter went for their health. The future millionaire was quick to journey after them to the French capital after collecting all the money at his command to enable him to travel in style. On his arrival there, he laid siege to the affections of the young lady, and was not long in obtaining her consent to their marriage. Mr. Howe's sanction was secured, and they were wedded with much elate. They tarried amid the gaieties of Paris for a short time after their nuptials, and then returned to this country. Subsequently Mr. Howe's second daughter was introduced to Mr. Stockwell's brother, Col. Levi B. Stockwell, and before many months a new match had been formed. In personal appearance Mr. Stockwell is medium-sized, and possesses a penetrating blue eye. He wears a moustache and flowing English side whiskers of red color. He is very quick and decided in his manner. His house on Madison avenue, corner of Thirty-ninth street, is one of the most elegant and costly in the city. It is furnished in a style of the greatest grandeur. Even the fenders around the grates in the drawing room are of gold. Mr. Stockwell lost his wife about a year ago, and it is now reported in fashionable quarters that he is engaged to a well known New York belle.-Boston Globe.
Springfield Republican (Springfield, MA) Wednesday, May 3, 1905
He was Formerly a Well-Known Financier, But Fell a Victim to the Market.
Alden B. Stockwell, 72, once one of the leading financiers of the country, is dead at his home in New York. "Commodore" Stockwell, as he was known, first came into prominence in 1871, when he became president of the Pacific Mail steamship company, which was followed by a congressional investigation. In 1872, while he was president of three sewing machine companies, two railroads and the Pacific Mail company, Stockwell attempted to "bull" the stock of the latter, and became financially involved. He finally went into bankruptcy and disappeared from the financial arena. Stockwell was the son of a liveryman in Cleveland, O. He began his career as purser on a lake Erie steamboat, and while thus employed, met and married a daughter of Elias Howe, the inventor. His wife inherited a fortune of $2,000.000 on the death of her father, and the purser then became a financier. In his celebrated Pacific Mail operation the stock was carried up from 45 to 107. When the crash came it fell back to the low point in two days.
Saturday, March 29, 1873, Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA)
This is an excerpt from a long article published about Alden Stockwell in the Augusta Chronicle paper/
Wall Street Secrets
Mr. Stockwell is of humble parentage, his father being at one time in the livery stable business in Cleveland, O., where the great steamship manager was born. He is about 25 years of age. The turning point in his career, which had previously been quiet and uneventful, occurred in 1865, while he was acting as purser on one of the Potomac river boats. On one of the vessel's trips down the river from Washington, the late Elias Howe, of Connecticut, the distinguished inventor of the sewing machine, was a passenger, with his eldest daughter in his company. Young Stockwell was very attentive and considerate of the comfort of Mr. and Miss Howe, and extended more than the customary courtesies to them. The acquaintance which was then formed between the purser and the Howes was renewed in the following year in Paris, where the father and daughter went for their health. The future millionaire was quick to journey after them to the French capital after collecting all the money at his command to enable him to travel in style. On his arrival there, he laid siege to the affections of the young lady, and was not long in obtaining her consent to their marriage. Mr. Howe's sanction was secured, and they were wedded with much elate. They tarried amid the gaieties of Paris for a short time after their nuptials, and then returned to this country. Subsequently Mr. Howe's second daughter was introduced to Mr. Stockwell's brother, Col. Levi B. Stockwell, and before many months a new match had been formed. In personal appearance Mr. Stockwell is medium-sized, and possesses a penetrating blue eye. He wears a moustache and flowing English side whiskers of red color. He is very quick and decided in his manner. His house on Madison avenue, corner of Thirty-ninth street, is one of the most elegant and costly in the city. It is furnished in a style of the greatest grandeur. Even the fenders around the grates in the drawing room are of gold. Mr. Stockwell lost his wife about a year ago, and it is now reported in fashionable quarters that he is engaged to a well known New York belle.-Boston Globe.
Springfield Republican (Springfield, MA) Wednesday, May 3, 1905
He was Formerly a Well-Known Financier, But Fell a Victim to the Market.
Alden B. Stockwell, 72, once one of the leading financiers of the country, is dead at his home in New York. "Commodore" Stockwell, as he was known, first came into prominence in 1871, when he became president of the Pacific Mail steamship company, which was followed by a congressional investigation. In 1872, while he was president of three sewing machine companies, two railroads and the Pacific Mail company, Stockwell attempted to "bull" the stock of the latter, and became financially involved. He finally went into bankruptcy and disappeared from the financial arena. Stockwell was the son of a liveryman in Cleveland, O. He began his career as purser on a lake Erie steamboat, and while thus employed, met and married a daughter of Elias Howe, the inventor. His wife inherited a fortune of $2,000.000 on the death of her father, and the purser then became a financier. In his celebrated Pacific Mail operation the stock was carried up from 45 to 107. When the crash came it fell back to the low point in two days.
This is an excerpt from a long article published about Alden Stockwell in the Augusta Chronicle paper/
Wall Street Secrets
Mr. Stockwell is of humble parentage, his father being at one time in the livery stable business in Cleveland, O., where the great steamship manager was born. He is about 25 years of age. The turning point in his career, which had previously been quiet and uneventful, occurred in 1865, while he was acting as purser on one of the Potomac river boats. On one of the vessel's trips down the river from Washington, the late Elias Howe, of Connecticut, the distinguished inventor of the sewing machine, was a passenger, with his eldest daughter in his company. Young Stockwell was very attentive and considerate of the comfort of Mr. and Miss Howe, and extended more than the customary courtesies to them. The acquaintance which was then formed between the purser and the Howes was renewed in the following year in Paris, where the father and daughter went for their health. The future millionaire was quick to journey after them to the French capital after collecting all the money at his command to enable him to travel in style. On his arrival there, he laid siege to the affections of the young lady, and was not long in obtaining her consent to their marriage. Mr. Howe's sanction was secured, and they were wedded with much elate. They tarried amid the gaieties of Paris for a short time after their nuptials, and then returned to this country. Subsequently Mr. Howe's second daughter was introduced to Mr. Stockwell's brother, Col. Levi B. Stockwell, and before many months a new match had been formed. In personal appearance Mr. Stockwell is medium-sized, and possesses a penetrating blue eye. He wears a moustache and flowing English side whiskers of red color. He is very quick and decided in his manner. His house on Madison avenue, corner of Thirty-ninth street, is one of the most elegant and costly in the city. It is furnished in a style of the greatest grandeur. Even the fenders around the grates in the drawing room are of gold. Mr. Stockwell lost his wife about a year ago, and it is now reported in fashionable quarters that he is engaged to a well known New York belle.-Boston Globe.
Springfield Republican (Springfield, MA) Wednesday, May 3, 1905
He was Formerly a Well-Known Financier, But Fell a Victim to the Market.
Alden B. Stockwell, 72, once one of the leading financiers of the country, is dead at his home in New York. "Commodore" Stockwell, as he was known, first came into prominence in 1871, when he became president of the Pacific Mail steamship company, which was followed by a congressional investigation. In 1872, while he was president of three sewing machine companies, two railroads and the Pacific Mail company, Stockwell attempted to "bull" the stock of the latter, and became financially involved. He finally went into bankruptcy and disappeared from the financial arena. Stockwell was the son of a liveryman in Cleveland, O. He began his career as purser on a lake Erie steamboat, and while thus employed, met and married a daughter of Elias Howe, the inventor. His wife inherited a fortune of $2,000.000 on the death of her father, and the purser then became a financier. In his celebrated Pacific Mail operation the stock was carried up from 45 to 107. When the crash came it fell back to the low point in two days.
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