Henry Hamilton Schieffelin (Detroit, June 20, 1783 – New York City, October 14, 1865) was an American businessman and lawyer.
[1] Schieffelin graduated from Columbia College in Manhattan in 1801, where he studied law with the well-known jurist Cadwallader D. Colden.
On June 1st, 1805, Jacob sent a letter to all the employees of his company regarding the partnership with his son, and this was officially announced in a newspaper advertisement on July 3rd, 1805.
The father and son partnership dissolved through a mutual agreement in 1814; Jacob Schieffelin retired, and Henry Hamilton officially took over the management of the company.
In 1849, Schieffelin retired and handed over the company to his four sons, Samuel, James Lawrence, Sidney Augustus and Bradhurst.