Edward Thebaud

Who was Edward Thebaud?

Edward Thebaud was an American merchant.

Edward Thebaud was born in Beekman Street, New York City, in June, 1798 the son of Joseph Thebaud who was an agent of the French East India Company. When very young he was sent to the Moravian College, at Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for his education. Upon attaining his majority he found an ample fortune awaiting him. Being, however, of industrial habits, and wishing to lead a mercantile life, he entered as clerk in G.G.&S. Howland, the leading commercial house in Pennsylvania. He made several voyages as supercargo; and upon severing this connection formed a partnership with his father's old clerk, under the firm name Bouchaud & Thebaud, later Thebaud Brothers which continued in great prosperity for many years. In 1826 he withdrew from the house, retiring to his estate near Morristown.

In 1823 Thebaud married Emma de Boisaubin, the daughter of the exiled French nobleman, Vincent Boisaubin. They had twelve children by this marriage, including Leo G. Thebaud, a founding student and instructor of Seton Hall University.