Shearson, Hammill & Co.

Shearson, Hammill & Co.
Company typePrivate partnership
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1902
FounderEdward Shearson
Defunct1974
FateAcquired in 1974 by Hayden, Stone & Co.
SuccessorShearson Hayden Stone, Shearson/American Express (1981)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
ProductsInvestment banking, Brokerage

Shearson, Hammill & Co. was a Wall Street brokerage and investment banking firm founded in 1902 by Edward Shearson and Caleb Wild Hammill. The firm originally built its business as a stock broker as well as a broker of various commodities, particularly grain and cotton. The firm was a member of the New York Stock Exchange, the Chicago Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

The firm was originally headquartered in the Empire Building at 71 Broadway in New York City and maintained another main office in Chicago.

Shearson was acquired in 1974 by Hayden Stone & Co. to form Shearson Hayden Stone.