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Frederick Ferris Thompson (June 14, 1836 – April 10, 1899) was a prominent American banker and railroad president who co-founded the First National Bank and what is now Citibank. He was also an early amateur photographer and a noted philanthropist.
Frederick Ferris Thompson was born in New York City on June 14, 1836. He was the son of John Thompson, a banker and native of Berkshire County. F. Thompson prepared for college at Peacham Academy in Peacham, Vt. He then attended Columbia, where he joined the Delta Psi fraternity.
Banker, philanthropist. Born in New York City, he was the son of prominant banker John Thompson and his wife, Electra Ferris. He attended Williams College, but left in 1854 to do business abroad for his father. In 1863, Frederick and his brother Samuel founded the First National Bank of the City of New York, which...
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Known as “Uncle Fred’s Nose,” and “The Soap Palace” (for the veined marble’s similarity to a popular brand of commercial soap), the Frederick Ferris Thompson Annex, designed by Francis R. Allen, stood for the next 67 years.
Sonnenberg is the former summer home and creation of Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson. He was a New York City banker, and she was the daughter of a New York State governor. As newlyweds in 1863, the Thompson’s purchased a 300-acre farmstead named Sonnenberg (Sunny Hill) near Canandaigua Lake for their summer estate.
Pictorial History of Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg is a Victorian mansion and homestead known for its extensive gardens. These photographs compiled by Mary Clark Thompson show the elaborate gardens she planned in memory of her husband, Frederick Ferris Thompson in the early 20th century.
His father, John Thompson, became one of the most influ-ential bankers in the country when banking in America was experiencing growing pains. John had moved from New England to downstate New York, and eventually moved to Wall Street and acted as a broker from 1832-1842. Frederick’s older brother Samuel was born in 1835, and Frederick Ferris ...
