| 词条 | Robert Morrison Olyphant |
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| name = Robert Morrison Olyphant | image = Robert Morrison Olyphant.png | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1824|09|09}} | birth_place = Manhattan, New York City | death_date = {{Death date and age|1918|05|03|1824|09|09}} | death_place = Manhattan, New York City | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = Businessman | parents = David Olyphant Ann Archer McKenzie |spouse=Anna Vernon }}Robert Morrison Olyphant (September{{nbsp}}9, 1824{{snd}}May{{nbsp}}3, 1918) was an American businessman active in New York City and China in the late 19th century. He served as president of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad for 20 years.[1] Life and careerOlyphant was born on September 9, 1824 in Manhattan, New York City to David Olyphant and Ann Archer (McKenzie) Olyphant.[1] After graduating from Columbia University he entered his father's firm, Olyphant & Co., in 1842.{{sfn|Shavit|1990|p=373}} Olyphant was named for the Scottish missionary Robert Morrison, who was a friend of his father from Canton (now Guangzhou), China.[1] Olyphant was in China between 1844{{ndash}}1845 and later, from 1858, reorganized Olyphant and Co. in Canton. He retired from the China trade in 1873.{{sfn|Shavit|1990|p=373}} On his return from China, he was appointed to the Board of Managers of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company (later the Delaware and Hudson Railroad) and subsequently served as the company's Assistant President and Vice President followed by a twenty-year stint as President.[1] He died on May 3, 1918 at his home at 160 West Fifty-ninth Street in Manhattan, New York City.[2] Olyphant is the great-great-grandfather of actor Timothy Olyphant. References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.electricscotland.com/history/descendants/chap118.htm |title=Scots and Scots Descendant in America Part V - Biographies Robert Morrison Olyphant and Doctor David Olyphant|accessdate=May 20, 2014}} 2. ^1 {{cite news |author= |agency= |title=Robert M. Olyphant Dies At 93 Years. Ex-President of Delaware & Hudson Railroad Was the Oldest Alumnus of Columbia |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/05/04/98262450.pdf |quote= |newspaper=New York Times |date=May 4, 1918 |accessdate=2016-01-22 }}
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