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HARVEY SMITH LADEW, leather merchant and tanner, born in Ladew Corners,
now Mount Pleasant, N. Y., Jan., i6, 1826, died in New York city, March 9, 1888.
The son of Abram D. Ladew, a tanner, he left school at an early age to join his
father in this industry. They operated a tannery in Shokan in Ulster county, market¬
ing the leather in New York city. Harvey was sent here in 1866, to occupy himself
with the mercantile branch of the business. He had been admitted to partnership
with Hoyt Bro's before this time, and afterward became a full partner in J. B. Hoyt
& Co. Upon the withdrawal of Mr. Hoyt in 1884, the firm of Fayerweather & Ladew
was organized. These two young men showed so much ability that they rose to a
place among the leading tanners and leather merchants of the United States, owning
factories in the hemlock and oak regions of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
West Virginia and Tennessee. Mr. Ladew was a man of the highest character. By
an integrity beyond reproach, honorable methods and diligent enterprise, he gained
a large fortune. He was married in 1849 to Rebecca, daughter of Reuben Krom.
Their children are Edward R. Ladew and Joseph H. Ladew, and one daughter,
Louise Ladew Williams.—His son, EDWARD R. LADEW, tanner, was born in New
York, Feb. 18, 1855. Educated in Charlier Institute and Anthon Grammar School,
he began his career as assistant to his father and spent much of his early life at the
tanneries of the firm of J. B. Hoyt & Co. He became a member of that firm in 1877.
When the- name was changed to Fayerweather & Ladew, he became more active in the
management, and since 1889 has been the head of this old and substantial house.
He is a clear-headed, competent and upright man and enjoys the entire respect of all
his business associates. The confidence entertained in his ability is illustrated by his
election as vice-president of The United States Leather Co., a corporation with a
capital of $120,000,000, and representing more real property than any other industrial
interest in the United States. He is also a stockholder and director in The Elk Tanning
Co., composed of a union of twenty-three.tanneries in Pensylvania, including several of
his own. Mr. Ladew was married on Jan. 20, 1886, to Louise B., daughter of Charles
Wall, and their children are Harvey S. Ladew and Elise Wall Ladew. Although he
would be welcome in every club in the city, Mr. Ladew has joined only a fe-w, namely,
the Union League and Carteret, the New York, Larchmont, American, and Atlantic
and Hempstead Harbor Yacht clubs and the Fulton and Hide & Leather luncheon
clubs. He is also a member of the Liederkranz Society, and owner of the steam
yacht Orienta.—JOSEPH HARVEY LADEW, tanner, son of the late Harvey S.
Ladew, a young man of good ability, was born in New York April 10, 1864. He
received his education at Columbia College, and then found occupation as an assistant
to his father in the management and operation of the leather business and the man¬
ufacture of belts. He was admitted to partnership in Fayerweather & Ladew,
Feb. I, 1889. He has already shown application and good management and promises
to rank among the prominent merchants of this generation. He is a director in The
United States Leather Co., holds a prominent position in the direction and manage¬
ment of the company, and also conducts the business of Fayerweather & Ladew with