David Leavitt (banker), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Leavitt (banker)

American industrialist and banker

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1791

Place of Birth: Bethlehem, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 30-Dec-1879

Profession: banker, financier, art collector

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

David Leavitt (August 29, 1791 – December 30, 1879) was an early New York City banker and financier.
As president of the American Exchange Bank of New York during the Financial Panic of 1837 he represented bondholders of the nascent Illinois and Michigan Canal, allowing completion of the historic canal linking the Midwest with the East Coast.
For his role in helping prevent the collapse of the canal scheme, Chicago authorities named Leavitt Street after the financier.
Leavitt was also an early art collector, and many of the artist Emanuel Leutze's paintings, including that of Washington at Valley Forge, were initially in Leavitt's collection housed at his Great Barrington, Massachusetts estate.



Alternative names	Waldo; Samuel Waldo
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	6 April 1783	16 February 1861
Location of birth/death	Windham, Connecticut	New York City
Authority control	: Q390073 VIAF: 68863198 ISNI: 0000 0000 6708 2902 ULAN: 500026386 LCCN: nr2002000045 RKD: 82573 WorldCat