Albert C. Bostwick Jr. | |
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Born | April 1, 1901 |
Died | September 26, 1980 (aged 79)
Old Westbury, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Steeplechase rider, Racehorse owner/breeder |
Spouse |
Eleanor Purviance Sage
(
m. 1936–1980) |
Children | Albert C. Bostwick III |
Parent(s) |
Albert Carlton Bostwick Sr. Mary Lillian Stokes |
Relatives |
Dorothy Bostwick (sister) Lillian Bostwick (sister) Dunbar Bostwick (brother) Pete Bostwick (brother) |
Albert Carlton Bostwick Jr. (April 1, 1901 – September 26, 1980) [1] was a member of the wealthy and prominent Bostwick family who became a steeplechase jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner, breeder and trainer.
Albert Bostwick, known to his family as "Brother", was the eldest boy of five children born to Mary Lillian ( née Stokes) Bostwick and Albert Carlton Bostwick Sr. Among his siblings was Dorothy Stokes Bostwick, Lillian Bostwick Phipps, Dunbar Bostwick, and Pete Bostwick. His father, a banker and sportsman, set early automobile speed records. [2] After his death in 1911, his mother remarried in 1914 to Fitch Gilbert Jr., a Harvard and Columbia Law School graduate and farmer. [3]
His maternal grandfather, Henry Bolter Stokes, was president of the Manhattan Life Insurance Company, and his paternal grandfather, Jabez Bostwick, was a founder and treasurer of the Standard Oil and a partner of John D. Rockefeller. [4]
On the death of his father in 1911, Bostwick inherited a sizeable fortune. His grandmother, Helen Celia (née Ford) Bostwick, upon her death in April 1920, left to him a sum of $1,156,818. [5]
Bostwick rode horses from a young age, taught by his uncle F. Ambrose Clark, and became a successful amateur steeplechase rider in the United States and in England. [1] He also became involved in the sport of Thoroughbred flat racing and is best known as the owner/breeder of Mate, winner of the 1931 Preakness Stakes. [6] A member of The Jockey Club, in 1932 he obtained a license to train horses. [7]
He was a member of the Union Club, the Racquet and Tennis Club, the Turf and Field Club, the Meadow Brook Club and the River Club. [8]
In 1936, Bostwick was married to Eleanor (née Purviance) Sage (1904–2004). [9] Eleanor was the former wife of Henry Williams Sage (a descendant of Henry W. Sage) and was the daughter of John Nelson Purviance and Helen (née Morgan) Purviance. [8] Before their divorce, they lived on the 15th floor of the Rosario Candela designed 778 Park Avenue (the apartment, a floor below Brooke Astor's apartment, was later owned by Roone Arledge), [4] and had one son together: [9]
The Bostwick's had an estate in Old Westbury on the north shore of Long Island. [11] The estate featured an 1888 Georgian revival manor house with 18 rooms that was updated by architect James O'Connor in the 1930s. [12] After his widow's death in 2004, the estate was sold and subdivided. [13]
Bostwick died in 1980 at age 79 at his home in Old Westbury. His funeral was held at the Church of the Advent in Westbury. [1]
Albert C. Bostwick Jr. | |
---|---|
Born | April 1, 1901 |
Died | September 26, 1980 (aged 79)
Old Westbury, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Steeplechase rider, Racehorse owner/breeder |
Spouse |
Eleanor Purviance Sage
(
m. 1936–1980) |
Children | Albert C. Bostwick III |
Parent(s) |
Albert Carlton Bostwick Sr. Mary Lillian Stokes |
Relatives |
Dorothy Bostwick (sister) Lillian Bostwick (sister) Dunbar Bostwick (brother) Pete Bostwick (brother) |
Albert Carlton Bostwick Jr. (April 1, 1901 – September 26, 1980) [1] was a member of the wealthy and prominent Bostwick family who became a steeplechase jockey and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner, breeder and trainer.
Albert Bostwick, known to his family as "Brother", was the eldest boy of five children born to Mary Lillian ( née Stokes) Bostwick and Albert Carlton Bostwick Sr. Among his siblings was Dorothy Stokes Bostwick, Lillian Bostwick Phipps, Dunbar Bostwick, and Pete Bostwick. His father, a banker and sportsman, set early automobile speed records. [2] After his death in 1911, his mother remarried in 1914 to Fitch Gilbert Jr., a Harvard and Columbia Law School graduate and farmer. [3]
His maternal grandfather, Henry Bolter Stokes, was president of the Manhattan Life Insurance Company, and his paternal grandfather, Jabez Bostwick, was a founder and treasurer of the Standard Oil and a partner of John D. Rockefeller. [4]
On the death of his father in 1911, Bostwick inherited a sizeable fortune. His grandmother, Helen Celia (née Ford) Bostwick, upon her death in April 1920, left to him a sum of $1,156,818. [5]
Bostwick rode horses from a young age, taught by his uncle F. Ambrose Clark, and became a successful amateur steeplechase rider in the United States and in England. [1] He also became involved in the sport of Thoroughbred flat racing and is best known as the owner/breeder of Mate, winner of the 1931 Preakness Stakes. [6] A member of The Jockey Club, in 1932 he obtained a license to train horses. [7]
He was a member of the Union Club, the Racquet and Tennis Club, the Turf and Field Club, the Meadow Brook Club and the River Club. [8]
In 1936, Bostwick was married to Eleanor (née Purviance) Sage (1904–2004). [9] Eleanor was the former wife of Henry Williams Sage (a descendant of Henry W. Sage) and was the daughter of John Nelson Purviance and Helen (née Morgan) Purviance. [8] Before their divorce, they lived on the 15th floor of the Rosario Candela designed 778 Park Avenue (the apartment, a floor below Brooke Astor's apartment, was later owned by Roone Arledge), [4] and had one son together: [9]
The Bostwick's had an estate in Old Westbury on the north shore of Long Island. [11] The estate featured an 1888 Georgian revival manor house with 18 rooms that was updated by architect James O'Connor in the 1930s. [12] After his widow's death in 2004, the estate was sold and subdivided. [13]
Bostwick died in 1980 at age 79 at his home in Old Westbury. His funeral was held at the Church of the Advent in Westbury. [1]