New-York tribune., 1881-08-25
OBITUARY.
FITCH SHEPARD

Fitch Shepard was born in SOuthbury, Conn.,,
ana died at Sharon Springs n. V August 22 in his
eighteth year His funeral will take place today and
some ef the most respected citizens of NewYork win be
his palbearers
His aptitude for the banking business early manfestng
ITSELF he sought by and entered the Bank of Lock
port, in this State While residing at that place his
eldest son, Burritt Hamilton, This promising
young man. destined for the ministry, while senior at
the NewYork University idol of his class was
drowned at the age of nineteen. From Lockport Mr..
Shepard removed to jamestown, where was cashier
OF the Chautauqua County Bank and here his second
son, Elliott Fitch, born who is a member of the
New-York bar. Mr. Shepard removed Warren, Penn,
where he the cashier of the bank Warren the
birthplace of bis youngest Augustus Dennis the
present vice president of the American Bank Note
pany. lie removed to this city about 1S4O, residing at
No. 304 East Broadway then the fashionable part the
town, and entered the firm OF Danforth Wright Co.,
in the bank-note engraving business at No Wall ST.
on the dissolution of that firm he founded the National
Bank Note Company in 1889 was it's president until
he retired from business I'm 1870 Under his presidency
the company achieved remarkable prosperity and
tanned confidential relations with the throughout
the country with the National state Governments
ana with other countries He a practical en-
graver, but he great lover of and brought his
fine tastes into the conduct OF the business carrying IL
commercially and artiscay TO the highest point The
1a.,onat & afterward consolidated with the American
Mr.. shepard was descended from the Rev. Thomas
Shepard, OF the Massachusetts Colony. from whom
Charles Francis Adams also traces his lineage He
welded Della Maria, daughter OF Paul Dennis rep
resented the County of Washington in the New-York
Legislature He was member of the Seventh Preshy-
terian Church. of which the Rev. DIR. Edwin r Hatfield
now the State Clerk OF the General Assembly was
pastor He was ALWAYS liberal supporter of the gem
eral evangelical societies and especially the American
Bible Society," to which il is understood lie has lib
eral benefaction ~ ~
In politics Mr. Shepard was Henry Clay whg and
aferward Republican, being slavery abolitionist on
principle but always counselng conservative and fra
ternal M measures He strong advocate the use
OF the Bible in public schools Mr. Shepard noted
Tor his great executive ability and humor
IL has often been said him never heard an
amusing anecdote without Immediately matching with
more humorous one on the subject His wonder
1u seadincss OF nerve illustrated hy incident
whlch at the time both surprised and entertained his
friends. just as the worllmen about taking
the scafoding from the Trinity Church steepe
wben II was first put I'm place, he made his way through
them ana stood upon the OF the cross deliberately
surveying the magnificent panorama stretching out
below him. mr Shepard "A thorough temperance
man and strict vegetarian for than thirty years
lhere survive him two and eleven grandchildren
and younger brother, Burritt shepard late OF the
United States Navy, residing at Riyerdale.