Powerset

help

Charles D. Barney

Charles D. Barney should not be confused with Charles T. Barney, who also worked in finance.

Charles D. Barney (July 9, 1844October 24, 1945) was an American stockbroker.

Born in Sandusky, Ohio, Barney married the daughter of prominent Philadelphia financier Jay Cooke. Following the collapse of his father-in-law's Philadelphia banking house, in December of 1873, Charles D. Barney and Jay Cooke, Jr. as a minority partner, formed the stock brokerage firm, Chas. D. Barney & Co.

In 1938, Charles D. Barney & Co. and Edward B. Smith & Co. merged to form Smith Barney & Co.

Barney died in 1945 at the age of 101 at Elkins Park, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia.

Personalities of Wall Street

See List of personalities associated with Wall Street.

Categories:
Articles lacking sources from November 2007
All articles lacking sources
Stock and commodity market managers
1844 births
1945 deaths
American businesspeople
American centenarians
People from Sandusky, Ohio
United States business biography, 19th century birth stubs

History

View article history

Charles D. Barney

Personalities of Wall Street

Search this article

New Search

Start a new search by clicking on the "new search" button.

Wikipedia Article Outline

View an outline of the sections in the article. Clicking on any element of the outline will take you to that section.

Wikipedia Article Factz

Powerset automatically generates a summary of the article. Clicking on any of the Factz will show you the sentence it came from.

Search Within the Page

This allows you to search within the article. You can search for keywords or ask simple questions like, "what did he say?" or "what did he endorse?"

Wikipedia Article

Powerset-enhanced version of the Wikipedia article, optimized for reading on your iPhone.

Charles_D._Barney