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the largest holder of cotton in the United States. 

 In private life he was a pure, high minded and ex- 

 emplary Christian gentleman, beloved by his family 

 and revered by his many friends and acquaintances. 

 In the welfare and advancement of his clerks and 

 employes he took especial interest, and it gave him 

 pleasure to know that many of them rose to be dis- 

 tinguished and honorable merchants under the 

 guidance of his commercial tutelage. On May 5th, 

 1795, he was elected a member of the New York 

 Chamber of Commerce, and continued to hold that 

 connection until 1833. He was one of its most 

 honored and gifted members, and died deeply 

 lamented by all his associates, as was attested by 

 the resolutions passed upon his demise and the 

 warm and heartfelt regret manifested by members 

 of the Chamber of Commerce upon that sad occur- 

 rence, as well as by the many corporations in the 

 City of New York of which he was a Director. He 

 was a member of the St. George's Society for a 

 number of years, serving on its Charitable Com- 

 mittee from 1806 to 181 5, and was elected to the 

 Presidency by the unanimous vote of the members, 

 in January, 18 16, which honorable position he con- 

 tinued to hold until 1820. His partners, Mr. John 

 Day and Mr. Samuel Ferguson, respectively, were 

 Vice-Presidents of the Society under the Presidency 

 of Mr. Samuel Corp. 



Mr. Jonathan Ogden died at his residence, No. 4 



