Elbridge T. Gerry | |
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Born | Elbridge Thomas Gerry November 22, 1908 |
Died | February 26, 1999
Delhi, New York | (aged 90)
Education |
St. Bernard's School St. Paul's School |
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Spouse |
Marjorie Kane
(
m. 1932) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) |
Robert Livingston Gerry Sr. Cornelia Averell Harriman |
Relatives |
Robert Livingston Gerry Jr. (brother) W. Averell Harriman (uncle) E. Roland Harriman (uncle) Peter Goelet Gerry (uncle) |
Elbridge Thomas Gerry (November 22, 1908 – February 26, 1999), known as Ebby Gerry, was an American banker and polo player. [1] [2]
Gerry was born in New York City on November 22, 1908. [1] His parents were Robert Livingston Gerry Sr. (1877–1957) and Cornelia Averell Harriman (1884-1966). His brothers were Robert Livingston Gerry Jr., Henry Averell Gerry, and Edward Harriman Gerry. [1] His uncles included New York Governor W. Averell Harriman and E. Roland Harriman. [1] His great-great-grandfather was Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. [1]
Gerry was named after his paternal grandfather, Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), who was usually called "Commodore" due to the office he held with the New York Yacht Club, who co-founded the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, sometimes called the Gerry Society. [1]
He attended St. Bernard's School, the Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, South Carolina, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and Harvard College, where he graduated in 1931. [1] At Harvard, he was the Captain of the polo team. [1]
He started his career in banking at the Hanover Bank in New York. In 1936, he joined Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. [3] During the Second World War, he served as an intelligence officer for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and rose to the rank of Major. [1] In 1956, he became a general partner of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., [1] and by 1968, he was on the Steering Committee. [3] From 1957 to 1986, he was a director of the Union Pacific Railroad and head of its board's Executive Committee from 1969 to 1986. [1]
He was a founding member and President of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, New York, where he was inducted in 1975. [1] [4] He was a partner in the Arden Homestead Stable with his uncle E. Roland Harriman. The stable produced two winners of the Hambletonian Stakes: Titan Hanover in 1945 and Flirth in 1973. [1] [5]
He won the U.S. Open Polo Championship and the Monty Waterbury Cup, three times each. [2] He played with Thomas Hitchcock Sr. and Stewart Iglehart. [1] He served as Chairman of the United States Polo Association (USPA) from 1940 to 1946. [1] [2] [6] He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame on March 15, 1991. [2] [7]
He served as a vice president and Trustee at The Boys' Club of New York. [8] He also served as Trustee and President of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, founded by his grandfather, Elbridge Thomas Gerry, in 1875. [1]
In 1932, [9] Gerry was married to Marjorie Y. Kane (1909–1999), [10] the daughter of John P. Kane (d. 1949). [11] She attended Miss Chapin's School and graduated from the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut, in 1927. [12] [13] The wedding took place at the Episcopal Church of St. John of Lattingtown. After the ceremony, the reception took place at High Lindens, the bride's parents house. [14] He had two sons and a daughter: [15]
Gerry died at his home in Delhi, New York on February 26, 1999. [1] His wife died shortly after he did. [15]
His granddaughter, Averell Tritton Ryland, a client services manager for The Trium Group, married Frederick Pennington McFerran, the founder and the chief executive of Knack who is the son of Alexander Y. McFerran, in 2012. [20]
Elbridge T. Gerry | |
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Born | Elbridge Thomas Gerry November 22, 1908 |
Died | February 26, 1999
Delhi, New York | (aged 90)
Education |
St. Bernard's School St. Paul's School |
Alma mater | Harvard College |
Spouse |
Marjorie Kane
(
m. 1932) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) |
Robert Livingston Gerry Sr. Cornelia Averell Harriman |
Relatives |
Robert Livingston Gerry Jr. (brother) W. Averell Harriman (uncle) E. Roland Harriman (uncle) Peter Goelet Gerry (uncle) |
Elbridge Thomas Gerry (November 22, 1908 – February 26, 1999), known as Ebby Gerry, was an American banker and polo player. [1] [2]
Gerry was born in New York City on November 22, 1908. [1] His parents were Robert Livingston Gerry Sr. (1877–1957) and Cornelia Averell Harriman (1884-1966). His brothers were Robert Livingston Gerry Jr., Henry Averell Gerry, and Edward Harriman Gerry. [1] His uncles included New York Governor W. Averell Harriman and E. Roland Harriman. [1] His great-great-grandfather was Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. [1]
Gerry was named after his paternal grandfather, Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927), who was usually called "Commodore" due to the office he held with the New York Yacht Club, who co-founded the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, sometimes called the Gerry Society. [1]
He attended St. Bernard's School, the Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, South Carolina, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and Harvard College, where he graduated in 1931. [1] At Harvard, he was the Captain of the polo team. [1]
He started his career in banking at the Hanover Bank in New York. In 1936, he joined Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. [3] During the Second World War, he served as an intelligence officer for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and rose to the rank of Major. [1] In 1956, he became a general partner of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., [1] and by 1968, he was on the Steering Committee. [3] From 1957 to 1986, he was a director of the Union Pacific Railroad and head of its board's Executive Committee from 1969 to 1986. [1]
He was a founding member and President of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, New York, where he was inducted in 1975. [1] [4] He was a partner in the Arden Homestead Stable with his uncle E. Roland Harriman. The stable produced two winners of the Hambletonian Stakes: Titan Hanover in 1945 and Flirth in 1973. [1] [5]
He won the U.S. Open Polo Championship and the Monty Waterbury Cup, three times each. [2] He played with Thomas Hitchcock Sr. and Stewart Iglehart. [1] He served as Chairman of the United States Polo Association (USPA) from 1940 to 1946. [1] [2] [6] He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame on March 15, 1991. [2] [7]
He served as a vice president and Trustee at The Boys' Club of New York. [8] He also served as Trustee and President of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, founded by his grandfather, Elbridge Thomas Gerry, in 1875. [1]
In 1932, [9] Gerry was married to Marjorie Y. Kane (1909–1999), [10] the daughter of John P. Kane (d. 1949). [11] She attended Miss Chapin's School and graduated from the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut, in 1927. [12] [13] The wedding took place at the Episcopal Church of St. John of Lattingtown. After the ceremony, the reception took place at High Lindens, the bride's parents house. [14] He had two sons and a daughter: [15]
Gerry died at his home in Delhi, New York on February 26, 1999. [1] His wife died shortly after he did. [15]
His granddaughter, Averell Tritton Ryland, a client services manager for The Trium Group, married Frederick Pennington McFerran, the founder and the chief executive of Knack who is the son of Alexander Y. McFerran, in 2012. [20]