William Carpender

William Carpender was an American banker who served as president of the Sixth Avenue Railroad.

Early life

Carpender was born in New York City on January 30, 1844. He was a son of merchant and banker Jacob Stout Carpender and Catherine Carpender. Among his sibling were Lucy Helena Carpender, Mary Noel Carpender, John Neilson Carpender, and Charles J. Carpender. For many years his father was secretary of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company.
His paternal grandparents were William Carpender and Lucy Weston Carpender. His uncle was Commodore Edward Weston Carpender. His maternal grandparents were Dr. John Neilson and Abigail Neilson.

Carpender was a member of the New York Stock Exchange, until his retirement in 1907, and served as president of the Sixth Avenue Railroad. He was also a director of the American Gas Company and of the Metropolitan Trust Company.

On November 26, 1878, Carpender was married to Ella Floyd-Jones, a daughter of William Floyd-Jones and Caroline Floyd-Jones. Her uncle was Lt.-Gov. David R. Floyd-Jones. Together, they lived at 4 East 49th Street and had a country home in Massapequa on Long Island and were the parents of one son and three daughters:

Edith Carpender, who married Edward Henry Floyd-Jones, a son of New York State Senator Edward Floyd-Jones, in 1905.
Noel Lispenard Carpender, a member of the New York Stock Exchange; he married Isabel Thacher Gourley, a daughter of John H. Gourley, in 1906.
Jeannie Floyd-Jones Carpender, who married Philip Van Rensselaer Schuyler, a son of Frank D. Schuyler, in 1910.
Ella Floyd-Jones Carpender, who married John Dulmage Carscallen II, son of Charles S. Carscallen, in 1919.

In 1917, Carpender married Alice Preble Tucker, a daughter of Edgar Tucker and Mary Agnes Tucker. Her brother, Preble Tucker, was the wife of Katherine Livingston Waldo.
He was a member of the Union League Club for half a century and the New York Yacht Club. He was also a member of the Saint Nicholas Society and the Sons of the Revolution.
Carpender died at 996 Hillside Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey, the home of his daughter, on November 25, 1927.