In 1784, he founded the Bank of New York, one of the oldest still-existing banks in America, having operated under that name continuously for over 220 years before merging with Mellon Financial in 2007 to form BNY Mellon.
He founded the Bank of New York, one of the oldest still-existing banks in America. This was in 1784. He was having operated under that name continuously for over 220 years before merging with Mellon Financial in 2007 to form BNY Mellon. This was in 1784.