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Edward Stiles Stokes (April 27, 1841 -– November 2, 1901) was the owner of a New York oil refinery. In 1872, he shot and killed his business partner and love rival James Fisk. Stokes was tried three times and found guilty of manslaughter in the third degree, serving four years in prison.
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- Male
- April 27, 1841
- Maria Louisa (Southack) Stokes
- November 2, 1901
Edward S. Stokes, who shot Jim Fisk, died at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Howard McNutt, at 731 St. Nicholas avenue, after an illness of two months. Bright's disease was the cause of death; Mr. Stokes was taken ill at his home, 200 West Seventy-ninth street, and six weeks ago was removed to the house where he died.
May 8, 2022 · Since 1865, entrepreneur Edward Stiles (Ned) Stokes had been running an oil refinery at Hunters Point, Brooklyn. His “silent partner” was James Fisk, a wealthy businessman who co-operated the Erie Railroad. The working relationship turned sour as the two men shared the affections of the same woman named Helen Josephine (Josie) Mansfield.
Edward Stiles Stokes. Businessman who, in 1872, shot his associate, the infamous financier Jim Fisk. Fisk was Stokes's rival for the affections of Josephine Mansfield, the singer. Stokes spent four relatively comfortable years in Sing-Sing for the murder.
Aug 2, 2018 · In 1872, “Diamond Jim” Fisk Jr., one of the most notorious robber baron financiers of the Gilded Age, was shot and killed on the hotel’s staircase by his former partner, Edward Stiles Stokes. The two had been engaged in a bitter lawsuit, and Stokes had recently fallen for Fisk’s mistress, Josie Mansfield, adding passion to their legal ...
Apr 20, 2016 · Edward Stiles Stokes (April 27, 1841 -– November 2, 1901) was the owner of a New York oil refinery who in 1872 shot and killed his business partner and love rival James Fisk. Stokes was tried three times and found guilty of manslaughter in the third degree, serving four years in prison.
