David Austin Sayre

David Austin Sayre
David Austin Sayre
Born April 12, 1793(1793-04-12)
Madison, New Jersey
Died September , 1870(1870-09-00)
Lexington, Kentucky
Occupation Silversmith, banker, educator.

David Austin Sayre (March 12, 1793 - September, 1870) was a prominent silversmith, banker and educator. Sayre is best remembered as founder of Sayre Female Institute.

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Early life and education

David Austin Sayre was born in Madison, New Jersey on March 12, 1793. Sayre spent his childhood in Madison where he apprenticed to a silversmith. Sayre move to Lexington, Kentucky in 1811 to finish his training.[1]

Career

Banking

In 1820 Sayre started a banking firm D. A. Sayre and Company because of the large amount of surplus silver deposited in his silversmith safe. [1]

Educator

Sayre founded Transylvania Female Seminary in 1854 in a building on Mill Street. The school was renamed Sayre Female Institute in 1855 and moved to Limestone Street. [2] [3]

Grave

Later life and death

Sayre is buried in Lexington Cemetery with his wife Abby Vanholt Sayre. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b Connelley, William E.; Ellis M. Coulter (1922). Charles Kerr. ed. History of Kentucky. Volume 3. American Historical Society. pp. 200, 201. http://books.google.com/books?id=CHUUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200&dq=David+Austin+Sayre&source=bl&ots=Xpi_zrWwhD&sig=Z6qyB9t2EUYF-tt-udWrNCyeYF8&hl=en&ei=IHZAS9rrHYTgsQPr0t3ABA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=David%20Austin%20Sayre&f=false. Retrieved March 11, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Guide to the Sayre School records, 1854-1947, 1895-1910 (bulk dates)". Kentucky Virtual Library. University of Kentucky. 2002. http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=kukead;cc=kukead;view=text;rgn=main;didno=kukm1m51w55. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "The Founder of Sayre School: David A. Sayre". Sayre School: Who We Are. Lexington, Kentucky: Sayre School. http://www.sayreschool.org/page.cfm?p=298. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 



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