New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
OBITUARY.
ALExANDER HENRIoUEs.

Alexander Henrques, vicechstrnsn of the STOCK
Exchange died yesterday morning at his home, NO.
81 East sixty-folrthst, of kidney complications.
within two weeks he had been downtown attending
his duties but he had not been in good health ior
more than month vice-President Horace ]. Morse
announced the death tho members Of the Exchange
In . feeling speech, and the usual COMMITTEES was
selected TO draft expressions Of sympathy lor INC
family,
Mr.. Henriques was born in Kingston, Jamaica IN
1918, but when a boy he was brought to NeW-horA'
In 1887 he was secretary to General sam hououo''
the President of the Texas Republic and his
was marked with some stirring adventures But ioi
about fifty years he had been identified with NOV"
City, and for the greater part Of that period nc Pa
his business life I'm Wall Street as broker NO We"
member of the old Gold Board, and MS iuon
In the Stock Exchange dates from May o. ioo0 VIZ
the two brokerage exchanges were consohas'0u
March 1, $780, he was chosen vice-cnaA1nan, s"" ~
held the position uninteruptedly nom tnae aA'e
large part Of the time he has acton - 0h"'i' " NV
absence OF that officer.
Although Mr. Henriques never aeheVeo pro'hhenoo
IN financial matters, he was extremely popular III
Wall Street and established himself In the anecton Vi
his fellow brokers perhaps as no other stocK hAchange
member ever did. His long service as vce-oha'rL-ah
established this fact and there is no doubt that even
II he had lived for years longer he Woud nave feceeu
annually collections 10 that Office
On January 81, 1883, on attaining his seventeen
year he received unique demonstration nom his col
leagues which attested HIS popularity The rostrum OF
the Exchange deliberately decorated win mowers
and flags, business was suspended 10 permit lOVia
demonsfraton by the liveliest spirits In the board and
handsome gold headed cane, scartpin, big gaVel
and insignia of the Old Guard. Of which he has long
been a member were presented to him. -.
For about twenty years Mr.. Henrques was president
OF the Old Guard being the mastersprit Oh us SOCIAL
side 1t was In social pleasures that he estsblshed
many OF his claims TO esteem and anecton NO gain
erng where he present ever LACKED Ine or enter
tanrnent and II peoo on the plano did not sur up
the guests. song a. good story was sure 70 lie
was extremely fond of whist, and was an e&celcn!
player Fun and good humor were bound TO prevail
yesterday called forth general expressions OF regret
Tho father Of Alexander, Moses hennques, was
originally engaged in sugar growing, ana came 10
this city from the West indies In 1850. rounding
the banking house of Josephs q Co., which was Tor
seven years the American agency OF the hothsenllus
q Co took over the agency of the European banking
firm. Alexander Henfques received his early educa
ton in England, and was afterward graduated from
Columbia College, this city.
He was member of tho old City Guard wheh
was incorporated In the present organization. the
Old Guard in which he held the rank OF captain OF
engineers ON the staff. He was member OF the
Manhattan Club and the New-York Whist Club, and
a prominent member of the Holland Lodge, r. and n NJ
In politics he a strong Republican, DuC was
never active IN the affairs OF his party;
HIS illness, which had only oonhned MN 10 MS
house for two weeks, terminated suddenly, the I'M
mediate cause OF death being BrighVs disease. He
leaves a widow and thrce sons -. o- -.
The funeral viii be held at his home, NO. ~ EaSt
sixty-fourth-st., on Tuesday, at 10 a. m, ana VIII
he entirely according to the Masonic rites, which VIII
be conducted by William s. Alley.