Eleazar Lord

Eleazar Lord (September 9, 1788 – June 3, 1871) was an American author, educator, deacon of the First Protestant Dutch Church and first president of the Erie Railroad.

Lord was engaged in banking; founded the Manhattan insurance company, and served as its president 1821–34; was the first president of the Erie Railroad company; was a prominent friend of the New York university, and assisted in founding theological seminaries at East Windsor, Connecticut, and Auburn, New York.

His principal works are ''Principles of currency''; ''Geological Cosmogony'': and an edition of Lempriere's ''Biographical Dictionary'', with numerous additions. Provided by Wikipedia