James Montaudevert Waterbury Sr.

James Montaudevert Waterbury Sr. (September 5, 1851 – July 11, 1931) was an American businessman and industrialist.

[5] His grandmother was the daughter of Henry Gilbert Livingston and he was a descendant of John Waterbury, who immigrated to the colonies in 1631 from England.

[4] After the death of his father's brother, James M. Waterbury, his father inherited controlling interests in the Thirty-fourth Street and the Houston-Street Ferry Companies and thereafter served as president of both, which James himself inherited as well.

[5] Together, they were the parents of:[3] Waterbury served as president of the Country Club of Westchester for 10 years.

[3] He died on July 11, 1931, of apoplexy at his apartment at the Knickerbocker Club in New York City.