Charles P. Leverich

Charles P. Leverich (1809-1876) was an American banker.

Early life
Charles Palmer Leverich was born on July 17, 1809, in Newtown, Queens on L.I., N.Y. He had three brothers: Henry S. Leverich, James Harvey and Charles E. Leverich.

Career
From 1834 onwards, he became a factor for Stephen Duncan (1787-1867), the wealthiest cotton and sugar planter in the Antebellum South. He also served as a factor to the Minor and Connor families. 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. He operated under the name of 'Charles P. Leverich & Co.', with a Southern office in New Orleans, Louisiana.

He joined the board of directors of the Bank of New York in 1840. He went on to serve as its Vice-president in 1853 and its President from 1863 to 1876. In this capacity, he helped raise US$50,000,000 for the Union army during the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

Personal life
Both he and his brother Henry married nieces of Stephen Duncan's.

Death
He died on January 10, 1876. His obituary was published in The New York Times.