Charles Henry Mallory

Charles Henry Mallory, the son of Charles, 1796-1882, was born in Mystic, Connecticut on September 30, 1818. After being educated in the local public schools and in the private school operated by John Kirby, he went to sea and eventually served as master of several of his father's vessels. In 1846 his father made him manager of the branch office in New York, New York, where he remained until he formed his own business. In 1866 he established the shipping and commission house of C.H. Mallory & Co. in partnership with Elihu Spicer, 1825-1893, a close associate of the family for many years. Four years later they were joined by Mallory's sons, Charles, 1845-1918, and Henry Rogers, 1848-1919. Another son, Robert, 1856-1921, joined the company a few years later. During the Civil War, the family built several vessels for the Union Navy in its yard at Mystic. Many of these vessels were later used by C.H. Mallory & Co. in its shipping business. After operating several years in the coastal and California trade, C.H. Mallory & Co. turned to the operation of steamship lines between New York and the Gulf Coast and the West Indies about 1886. Beginning in 1862, Charles H. Mallory served on term in the Connecticut Senate. During his lifetime he was a well-known yachtsman and owned some famous sailing and racing yachts. He was long a member of the New York Yacht Club. On July 25, 1841, he was married to Eunice Denison Clift who survived him by about seven years. Charles Henry Mallory died at his home in Brooklyn, New York on March 21, 1890, and was buried at Mystic, Connecticut in Elm Grove Cemetery.

1818 Charles Henry Mallory - 1st born son of Charles

               b. Sept 30, Mystic, Conn. d. Mar. 21, 1890

               seaman,captain,businessman (Mallory Shipping Lines)

               married Eunice Denison Clift of Mystic (1841, July 25)

               (3 sons-Charles Rogers, Henry Rogers, Robert)