Byam Kerby Stevens Jr. (January 5, 1836 – December 12, 1911) was an American banker who was prominent member of New York society during the Gilded Age.
[4] Stevens started working in the merchant business importing sugar from Cuba to New York.
[1] He later became a member of the Gold Board of New York, formed shortly after the beginning of the American Civil War, the forerunner to the New York Stock Exchange, where he was an active figure holding a seat until his retirement from the exchange in 1883.
[16] In 1908, Stevens purchased property at 11 East 78th Street, not far from the Stuyvesant Fish mansion at the corner of 78th and Madison Avenue.
[18] The Italianate style residence was originally built c. 1870 and was purchased from Elizabeth Bennett.