The New York Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1768 by twenty New York City merchants, was the first commercial organization of its kind in the country.
 Attracting the participation of a number of New York's most influential business leaders, such as John Jacob Astor, Peter Cooper, and J. Pierpont Morgan, its members were instrumental in the realization of several key initiatives in the region - including the Erie Canal, the Atlantic cable, and the New York City Transit Authority.
 The Chamber of Commerce survives today as the Partnership for New York City, which was formed from the 2002 merger of the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the New York City Partnership.
The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (CGCCHK; ) is a non-profit organization of local Chinese firms and businessman based in Hong Kong.
 Founded in 1900 by Ho Fook and Lau Chu-pak, the two prominent leaders of the Chinese community in the colonial period.
 It is one of the oldest and largest chambers of commerce in Hong Kong.
 At present, the Chamber has a membership of over 6,000, comprising association, company and individual members.
 This organization is not to be confused with the China General Chamber of Commerce-U.S.A. in New York.
The Quebec-New York Economic Summit is a quasi-annual economic summit held between the State of New York in the United States and the Province of Quebec in Canada.
 The bi-annual summits were called for in the Quebec-New York Corridor Agreement, signed in 2001 by the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of Quebec.
 This partnership was then embraced by the Quebec and New York State governments, creating a private-public partnership that endeavors to broaden and deepen economic connectivity between Quebec and New York, with a special focus on the bi-national corridor region from Quebec City and Montreal through Plattsburgh to Albany and New York City.
 The first Quebec-New York Economic Summit was conducted in Plattsburgh, New York in 2002 and was co-hosted by New York Governor George Pataki and Quebec Premier Bernard Landry.
 Subsequent summits were conducted in Montreal in 2004 and in Albany in 2004, co-hosted by Governor Pataki and Premier Jean Charest.
Reginald Hascall Parsons (October 3, 1873 - June 9, 1955) was a prominent Seattle businessman and philanthropist during the first half of the twentieth century.
 He was born on Long Island, New York and came west to Seattle with his family in 1904 to manage the Bemis Bag Company there.
 Parsons became the first president of the Seattle Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America in 1916 and held the position for five years.
 He donated to the Council the original plot of land on the Hood Canal that soon after became Camp Parsons www.campparsons.com (which opened in 1919).
 During the same time period (1916 - 1921), Parsons served in the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
 Parsons was later active on the National Board of the Boy Scouts of America and spent much of his time involved with several other organizations including the Seattle Social Welfare League, the Pacific Coast Defense League, the Seattle Community Chest, Lakeside School, and the National Chamber of Commerce.
The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives is an organization for leaders of local chambers of commerce in the United States.
 It was founded in 1914.
 ACCE's president is Mick Fleming, the author of "Making Your Chamber Make a Difference" and a former leader with the Business Council of New York State.
 The chairman of ACCE is Jay Chesshir, President & CEO of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce.
 The ACCE is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.
Clay W Hamlin, III is an entrepreneurial American Businessman born in 1945 and raised in Buffalo, New York.
 He attended The Nichols School in Buffalo and University of Pennsylvania and after graduation became a resident of Philadelphia, PA.
The Greater New York Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit business advocacy and networking group located in New York City and a member of the US Chamber of Commerce Association.
 The Chamber's mission is to improve the business climate and quality of living in the New York Metropolitan Area for businesses, workers, residents and visitors.
 The Chamber hosts networking events, trade delegations, and works with the local, state, and federal government to promote the business interests of over 30,000 business and civic leaders in the New York Metropolitan Area.
The 17th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the United States Army during the American Civil War.
 It was often referred to as the "17th New York Veteran Zouaves" and has been erroneously reported as using mules as mounts during Sherman's March to the Sea up until the Grand Review of the Armies.
 The 17th wore a Zouave uniform identical to that of the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry, except for the fact that they wore a red vest instead of the dark blue vest that was trimmed red worn by the 9th.
 The 17th also wore a sky blue sash instead of the original red sash worn by the 9th New York.
The Romanian-American Chamber of Commerce is a bilateral trade and investment organization that promotes commerce and investment between Romania and United States, and is headquartered in Washington D.C.
 The Chamber is composed of both Romanian and American businesses and has active chapters in New York, Washington, D.C., Florida, California and the Mid-West.
 It was founded in February 1990 and is celebrating its 20th year of activity in 2010.
 The RACC conducts a broad range of events, activities, and services and is a member organization of the Bi-National European Chambers of Commerce of the United States, which includes most of the bilateral chambers of the major EU member states.
John Jacob Astor (July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) (born Johann Jakob Astor) was a German–American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul and investor who mainly made his fortune in fur trade and by investing in real estate in or around New York City.

Question: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York attracted the attention of a businessman born on July 17th who died in what year?
Answer: 1848