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Notable religious affiliations of New York's elite
In New York society, prominent figures and families are linked to varied churches. Charley O Conor and others are described by faiths from Catholic to Quaker, with Belmon t, Hendricks, Roosevelts, Lenox, Cooper, Vanderbilt, and Claflin named among Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Unitarians, and others.
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New York
Utica Herald
Charley O’conor
Conollys
Colgate & Co
Macky
Willets
Society of Friends
Belmont
Hendricks
Alexander D. Stewart
William B. Astor
Astor
St. Bartholmew’s Church
Harpers
Daniel Drew
Roosevelts
Jonathan Sturges
Sheffelins
Suydams
Presbyterian Society
Morgan
Spring
Fifth Avenue
William E. Dodge
Stuarts
John Hall
James Lenox
George Peabody
Paxton
A. R. Kno
Shepherd Knapp
William Wheelock
Central National Bank
Merchant Prince
Claflin
Peter Cooper
Dr. Bellows
Church of the Holy Zebra
Commodore Vanderbilt
William