James Harper (publisher)
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James Harper was an American publisher and politician. Along with his brother John, Harper formed publishing company J. & J. Harper in 1817. He incorporated his brothers Joseph and Fletcher into the c
Engraving of James Harper by Frederick Halpin (1805–1880); the photograph from which this portrait was drawn was taken two days before Harper's death in 1869.
James Harper as a young man
Seneca's Morals, 1817
Official portrait of James Harper as New York Mayor in 1844
William Frederick Havemeyer
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William Frederick Havemeyer was an American businessman and politician who served three times as mayor of New York City during the 19th century.
James Harper (publisher)
…Harper's Police" in blue uniforms, which they felt made them targets of violence, and they lobbied successfully to wear street clothes. His successor William Havemeyer continued to reform the police force, successfully expanded the workforce to 800, and began the establishment of station houses. Harper banished…
William Frederick Havemeyer, circa 1844-1860
William Frederick Havemeyer (1804-1874)
The death of William Havemeyer, originally appearing as "Sudden Death of the Hon. William F. Havemeyer in his Office," New York, NY, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 1874)