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Guide to the Nicholas Low Papers Supplement
1784-1829
MS 392.1
Biographical Note
| 1739 Mar. 30 |
Nicholas Low born near New Brunswick, NJ to Cornelius Low, Jr. and Johanna (Gouverneur)
Low
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| 1785 |
Low, already established as a prominent New York City businessman, is elected a director
of the Bank of New York. Soon thereafter, he becomes a director of the NY branch of
the Bank of the United States.
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| 1788 |
Low, a member of the Assembly, is a Federalist member of the state constitutional
convention in Poughkeepsie.
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| 1790-1823 |
Low manages the finances of Rufus King, a fellow Federalist and government official. |
| [1800-1826] |
Low's chief interest is in the role of proprietor and land speculator in New York
City and State.
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| 1826 Nov. 15 |
Low dies in New York City |
