| Charles P. Leverich | |
| Birth Date: | July 17, 1809 |
| Death Date: | January 10, 1876 |
| Occupation: | Banker |
| Predecessor: | Anthony P. Halsey |
| Successor: | Charles M. Fry |
Charles P. Leverich (1809-1876) was an American banker.
Charles Palmer Leverich was born on July 17, 1809, in Newtown, Queens on L.I., N.Y. [1] [2] He had three brothers: Henry S. Leverich, James Harvey and Charles E. Leverich.[2] [3]
From 1834 onwards, he became a factor for Stephen Duncan (1787-1867), the wealthiest cotton and sugar planter in the Antebellum South.[2] [3] He also served as a factor to the Minor and Connor families.[3] Additionally, he was a factor to planters William Newton Mercer (1792-1874), Levin Marshall, William St. John Elliot, Francis Surget (1784-1856) and his son Francis Surget Jr. (1815-1866), Sam Davis, William T. Palfrey, Mary Porter and John Julius Pringle.[3] He operated under the name of 'Charles P. Leverich & Co.', with a Southern office in New Orleans, Louisiana.[4]
He joined the board of directors of the Bank of New York in 1840.[2] [3] He went on to serve as its Vice-president in 1853 and its President from 1863 to 1876.[2] [3] [5] In this capacity, he helped raise US$50,000,000 for the Union army during the American Civil War of 1861-1865.[3]
Both he and his brother Henry married nieces of Stephen Duncan's.[2]
He died on January 10, 1876. His obituary was published in The New York Times.[6]