John Knowles Fitch (born February 15, 1880 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, died May 1943) was the founder of the Fitch Publishing Company, and developed a financial securities rating system from AAA to D. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Fitch Ratings Ltd is an international Credit rating agency dual-headquartered in New York City and London. A security is a Fungible, Negotiable instrument representing financial value Fitch ratings are used as a tool in the business of credit rating, usually behind Moody's ratings and Standard & Poor ratings. A credit rating assesses the Credit worthiness of an individual Corporation, or even a country Moody's Corporation ( is the holding company for Moody's Investors Service which performs financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities Standard & Poor's ( S&P) is a division of McGraw-Hill that publishes financial research and analysison Stocks and bonds.
Fitch's father was Francis Emory Fitch (born September 15, 1850, died 1910), his mother was Cornelia Knowles (graduated Vassar College 1873). Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Vassar College is a private Coeducational, liberal arts college situated in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. While he was still a child, his parents moved to Brooklyn, New York, where they remained until 1891. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. They moved at that time to Passaic, New Jersey. He attended the Friends School in Brooklyn, and later the public school of Passaic. This article is a list of schools associated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers Following his graduation from Columbia University, which he entered in June 1902, he married Lillian L. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Whitehead on June 15, 1905. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting She was the daughter of Reverend M. J. H. Whitehead, pastor of the North Reformed Church of Passaic, New Jersey. They resided in Passaic for several years, and then took up residence in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. Upper Montclair is an unincorporated area and neighborhood within Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States.
Shortly after his graduation from Columbia University, Fitch bought a well-known florist shop located on Broadway and 22nd Street in New York City. Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. The City of New York He took correspondence courses in a variety of subjects, including advertising. Distance education, or distance learning, is a field of education that focuses on the Pedagogy and Andragogy, technology and instructional systems design Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand
Following the death of Mallory Knowles Fitch, his elder brother, John Fitch sold his florist business and worked with his father in the printing business at 47 Broad Street, New York City. After the death of his father in 1910, the business was incorporated under the name of Francis Emory Smith Inc. , and was located in the Fitch Building at 138 Pearl Street, near the corner of Wall Street in New York City. Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. Upon the incorporation of this company, John Knowles Fitch became its president. On December 24, 1913, Fitch founded a new corporation named The Fitch Publishing Company, Inc. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common of which he was president. The main offices of this company were also located in the Fitch Building.
Among the Fitch Publishing Company's publications were the Fitch Bond Book, the Fitch Stock and Bond Manual, and other services furnishing daily and weekly statistics on the New York Stock Exchange and the American and Canadian corporate security field. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City.
Fitch was president of the Alumni Federation of Columbia University, and during World War I aroused interest among his classmates to raise funds to purchase and equip and ambulance to be sent to France for the soldiers. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All His hobbies included yachting and golfing. A yacht is a recreational boat It designates two rather different classes of Watercraft, sailing and power yachts He sailed his yacht Bavois to the coast of Labrador to visit scenes made famous by Sir Wilfred Grenfell. Modern Labrador Just like its island neighbour Newfoundland early settlement in Labrador was tied to the sea as demonstrated by the Montagnais, Innu and Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell KCMG ( February 28, 1865 - October 9, 1940) was a medical Missionary to Newfoundland
John Knowles Fitch and his wife, Lillian Whitehead, had three children: John Knowles, Jr. (born April 17, 1906, died January 21, 1998); and twins Marjorie and Muriel (born 1907). Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
Sources
- Fitch, Roscoe Conkling. History of the Fitch family A. D. 1400-1930: a record of the Fitches in England and America, including "pedigree of Fitch" certified by the College of Arms, London, England. Haverhill, Massachusetts: Record Pub. Co. , 1930.
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