| Last name | Eddy |
| First name | Thomas |
| Display name | Thomas Eddy |
| Birth date | 1758 |
| Death date | 1827 |
| Birth place | Philadelphia |
| Death place | New York City |
| Gender | m |
| Affiliations | Society of Friends, New York Yearly meeting of Friends |
| Bio notes | Philanthropist, prison reformer. Son of James and Mary Eddy of Philadelphia. Married Hannah Hartshorne in New York in 1781 and transferred his membership to New York Monthly Meeting in 1791. Active in NYYM. Insurance broker in New York, also worked in Commission business. In 1822, wrote a letter to John Warder of Philadelphia concerning the unsound doctrine of Elias Hicks. Called the "American Howard" for his philanthropy: promoted the Erie Canal (1817), secured the establishment of a state prison, was governor of Bloomingdale Asylum for 28 years, worked for the welfare of Indians in NY and New England. Died in New York in 1827, aged 69. |
John Peirce Notes, on a visit to Several Tribes of Indians, 1796
Minutes of the Committee on Indian Concern No 1
Reports of the Indian Committee to New York Yearly Meeting, 1795-1806
New York Yearly Meeting Committee on Indian Concerns Scrapbook
Subscriptions from Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting for Promoting the Civilization and Well-Being of the Indian Natives
Life of Thomas Eddy