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Frederick Sturges (June 1, 1833 – December 22, 1917) was an American businessman, philanthropist and art connoisseur who was, briefly, a brother-in-law of J.P. Morgan.

Early life

Sturges was born in Fairfield, Connecticut on June 1, 1833. He was the eldest son of Mary Pemberton ( née Cady) Sturges (1806–1894) [1] and Jonathan Sturges. [2] He grew up in New York City and at his parents' Gothic Revival summer house (today known as the Jonathan Sturges House) on Mill Plain Road in Fairfield. [3] [4] His elder sister Virginia was married to railroad executive William H. Osborn. [5] [6] His younger siblings were Amelia Sturges (the first wife of J. P. Morgan), [7] [8] Arthur Pemberton Sturges (who studied at Princeton Theological Seminary, but died before graduating), [9] and historian Henry Cady Sturges. [10]

His paternal grandparents were Barnabas Lothrop Sturges and Mary ( née Sturges) Sturges. His great-uncle, Lewis Burr Sturges, and great-grandfather, Jonathan Sturges, were both U.S. Representatives from Connecticut. [11] His maternal grandparents were Ebenezer Pemberton Cady (a grandson of Ebenezer Pemberton) and Elizabeth Smith Cady. [12]

Career

Sturges maintained the books for the 1,000 family farm in Fairfield, Connecticut, [13] including "daily notations on the weather and the amount of labor expended, accounts with Sturges, and an inventory of 'his place.' [14] He also served as a director of the National Bank of Commerce in New York (alongside J. Pierpont Morgan, James N. Jarvie, Augustus D. Juilliard, John Stewart Kennedy, Charles D. Lanier, and Charles H. Russell), [15] of which his father was a founder and one of the original stockholders and directors in 1839, among John Austin Stevens, Peter Gerard Stuyvesant, Samuel Ward, and Stephen Whitney. [16]

A prominent philanthropist, he was a charter member of the Century Association, a trustee of the New York Public Library, and was especially active in the affairs of the Presbyterian Hospital where he founded the Florence Nightingale School for Trained Nurses. [17]

Personal life

On July 29, 1863, Sturges was married to Mary Reed Fuller (1834–1886) in Hyde Park, New York by Rev. Thomas House Taylor. [18] Mary was the eldest daughter of Dudley B. Fuller of the Fuller Brothers & Co., manufacturers of nails, nuts, bolts, iron washers and sheet iron. [19] [20] Together, they were the parents of three surviving children, two sons and a daughter: [21]

He was a member of the Union League Club, the Century Club, the Downtown Club and the Grolier Club. [21]

His wife died in Morristown, New Jersey on February 17, 1886. [30] Sturges died on December 22, 1917 [31] at his home, 36 Park Avenue in Manhattan. [21]

Art collection

A prominent art connoisseur, Sturges owned a number of significant art pieces including The Bashful Cousin ( c. 1841-1842) by Francis William Edmonds, Forest in the Morning Light ( c. 1855) and A Pastoral Scene (1858), both by Asher Brown Durand, Beacon Rock, Newport Harbor (1857) by John Frederick Kensett, View on Lake George (1857) by John William Casilear and Beach at Beverly ( c. 1869/1872) by John Frederick Kensett. [32] His son, Frederick Sturges Jr., bequeathed several of Sturges family paintings to the National Gallery of Art upon his death in 1977. [33]

References

  1. ^ Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell Godfrey (1905). The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the Settlement of the Town in 1639 to 1818: 1700-1800 [i. e. 1789. p. 470. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ "OBITUARY. Jonathan Sturges" (PDF). The New York Times. November 30, 1874. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ^ Ohno, Kate Mearns; Pitts, Carolyn (October 6, 1993). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Jonathan Sturges House" (pdf). National Park Service.
  4. ^ Gaynes, Steven (April 24, 2019). "In the Suburbs: Sturges 'cottage' a treasure". Fairfield Citizen. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. ^ "DIED" (PDF). The New York Times. 9 February 1902. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ^ "THE OBITUARY RECORD.; William H. Osborn" (PDF). The New York Times. 5 March 1894. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. ^ Cahoon, Herbert (April 22, 1979). "The Grand Tour: Memorandum From J. Pierpont Morgan" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ^ "$3,000,000 to Each Child and $1,000,000 To Mrs. Morgan CASH TO ALL EMPLOYES" (PDF). The New York Times. April 20, 1913. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ^ Columbia University Quarterly. Columbia University Press. 1905. p. 186. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. ^ Hill, Edwin Charles; Porter, Bela James (1923). The Historical Register: A Biographical Record of the Men of Our Time who Have Contributed to the Making of America. E.C. Hill. p. 52. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. ^ Greene, Richard Henry; Stiles, Henry Reed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett; Morrison, George Austin; Mott, Hopper Striker; Totten, John Reynolds; Pitman, Harold Minot; Forest, Louis Effingham De; Ditmas, Charles Andrew; Mann, Conklin; Maynard, Arthur S. (1919). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. p.  233. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Osborn, William H. (William Henry), 1820-1894". research.frick.org. Frick Art Reference Library. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  13. ^ Barone, Meg (17 June 2019). "On the Market: Hidden historic gem in Fairfield". Fairfield Citizen. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  14. ^ Rockwell (processed by), Martha; Austen, Barbara. "The Sturges Family Papers" (PDF). fairfieldhistory.org. June 1984; November 1996: Fairfield Museum and History Center Library. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: location ( link)
  15. ^ "CONSOLIDATION OF BANKS; The Bank of Commerce and Union Directorates Take Action. TALK OF GREATER COALITION J. Pierpont Morgan and the Mutual Life Interested -- National City Bank Mentioned". The New York Times. January 11, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  16. ^ "GUARANTY TRUST MARKS CENTENARY; Merged Bank of Commerce Was Founded on Jan. 1, 1839, With $5,000,000 Capital". The New York Times. January 2, 1939. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  17. ^ "DEATH OF FREDERICK STURGES Long Identified With Financial Institutions and Active in Philanthropic Affairs". The Wall Street Journal. 25 December 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  18. ^ "MARRIED". The New York Times. 31 July 1863. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Jonathan Sturges papers, 1834-1866". www.aaa.si.edu. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  20. ^ "FELL FROM THE RICHARD PECK The Body Found Was That of C.D. Fuller, Son of a Wealthy New York Merchant--A Princeton Graduate". The Morning Journal-Courier. 5 August 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  21. ^ a b c "Obituary Notes | FREDERICK STURGES" (PDF). The New York Times. December 23, 1917. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  22. ^ "JONATHAN STURGES DEAD". The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer. 13 June 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Jonathan Sturges". The New York Times. 10 June 1911. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  24. ^ Wilson, Mary Sturges Chalmers (10 August 1916). "Letter to the Editor 1 -- No Title". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Mrs. A. C. Wilson Rites". Newport Daily News. 22 August 1962. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  26. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (29 May 1952). "REV. DR. A. C. WILSON". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Deaths: STURGES—Frederick, Jr". The New York Times. 16 October 1977. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Mrs. Frederick Sturges Dies in Fairfield". The Bridgeport Telegram. 24 December 1969. p. 24. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  29. ^ "MISS C.A. STURGES ENGAGED TO MARRY; Parents in Fairfield, Conn., Announce Her Betrothal to Charles Munson Jr. FERMATA SCHOOL ALUMNA Bride-Elect Has Also Studied in Paris--Fiance Attended Yale and Cambridge". The New York Times. 28 June 1939. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  30. ^ "STURGES". The New York Times. 20 February 1886. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  31. ^ "Frederick Sturges Dies". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 24 December 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Sturges, Frederick American, 1833 - 1917". www.nga.gov. National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  33. ^ "launch zoom add to compare images list download image Creative Commons zero badge John Frederick Kensett Beach at Beverly, c. 1869/1872". www.nga.gov. National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frederick Sturges (June 1, 1833 – December 22, 1917) was an American businessman, philanthropist and art connoisseur who was, briefly, a brother-in-law of J.P. Morgan.

Early life

Sturges was born in Fairfield, Connecticut on June 1, 1833. He was the eldest son of Mary Pemberton ( née Cady) Sturges (1806–1894) [1] and Jonathan Sturges. [2] He grew up in New York City and at his parents' Gothic Revival summer house (today known as the Jonathan Sturges House) on Mill Plain Road in Fairfield. [3] [4] His elder sister Virginia was married to railroad executive William H. Osborn. [5] [6] His younger siblings were Amelia Sturges (the first wife of J. P. Morgan), [7] [8] Arthur Pemberton Sturges (who studied at Princeton Theological Seminary, but died before graduating), [9] and historian Henry Cady Sturges. [10]

His paternal grandparents were Barnabas Lothrop Sturges and Mary ( née Sturges) Sturges. His great-uncle, Lewis Burr Sturges, and great-grandfather, Jonathan Sturges, were both U.S. Representatives from Connecticut. [11] His maternal grandparents were Ebenezer Pemberton Cady (a grandson of Ebenezer Pemberton) and Elizabeth Smith Cady. [12]

Career

Sturges maintained the books for the 1,000 family farm in Fairfield, Connecticut, [13] including "daily notations on the weather and the amount of labor expended, accounts with Sturges, and an inventory of 'his place.' [14] He also served as a director of the National Bank of Commerce in New York (alongside J. Pierpont Morgan, James N. Jarvie, Augustus D. Juilliard, John Stewart Kennedy, Charles D. Lanier, and Charles H. Russell), [15] of which his father was a founder and one of the original stockholders and directors in 1839, among John Austin Stevens, Peter Gerard Stuyvesant, Samuel Ward, and Stephen Whitney. [16]

A prominent philanthropist, he was a charter member of the Century Association, a trustee of the New York Public Library, and was especially active in the affairs of the Presbyterian Hospital where he founded the Florence Nightingale School for Trained Nurses. [17]

Personal life

On July 29, 1863, Sturges was married to Mary Reed Fuller (1834–1886) in Hyde Park, New York by Rev. Thomas House Taylor. [18] Mary was the eldest daughter of Dudley B. Fuller of the Fuller Brothers & Co., manufacturers of nails, nuts, bolts, iron washers and sheet iron. [19] [20] Together, they were the parents of three surviving children, two sons and a daughter: [21]

He was a member of the Union League Club, the Century Club, the Downtown Club and the Grolier Club. [21]

His wife died in Morristown, New Jersey on February 17, 1886. [30] Sturges died on December 22, 1917 [31] at his home, 36 Park Avenue in Manhattan. [21]

Art collection

A prominent art connoisseur, Sturges owned a number of significant art pieces including The Bashful Cousin ( c. 1841-1842) by Francis William Edmonds, Forest in the Morning Light ( c. 1855) and A Pastoral Scene (1858), both by Asher Brown Durand, Beacon Rock, Newport Harbor (1857) by John Frederick Kensett, View on Lake George (1857) by John William Casilear and Beach at Beverly ( c. 1869/1872) by John Frederick Kensett. [32] His son, Frederick Sturges Jr., bequeathed several of Sturges family paintings to the National Gallery of Art upon his death in 1977. [33]

References

  1. ^ Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell Godfrey (1905). The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the Settlement of the Town in 1639 to 1818: 1700-1800 [i. e. 1789. p. 470. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ "OBITUARY. Jonathan Sturges" (PDF). The New York Times. November 30, 1874. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ^ Ohno, Kate Mearns; Pitts, Carolyn (October 6, 1993). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Jonathan Sturges House" (pdf). National Park Service.
  4. ^ Gaynes, Steven (April 24, 2019). "In the Suburbs: Sturges 'cottage' a treasure". Fairfield Citizen. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. ^ "DIED" (PDF). The New York Times. 9 February 1902. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ^ "THE OBITUARY RECORD.; William H. Osborn" (PDF). The New York Times. 5 March 1894. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. ^ Cahoon, Herbert (April 22, 1979). "The Grand Tour: Memorandum From J. Pierpont Morgan" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ^ "$3,000,000 to Each Child and $1,000,000 To Mrs. Morgan CASH TO ALL EMPLOYES" (PDF). The New York Times. April 20, 1913. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ^ Columbia University Quarterly. Columbia University Press. 1905. p. 186. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. ^ Hill, Edwin Charles; Porter, Bela James (1923). The Historical Register: A Biographical Record of the Men of Our Time who Have Contributed to the Making of America. E.C. Hill. p. 52. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. ^ Greene, Richard Henry; Stiles, Henry Reed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett; Morrison, George Austin; Mott, Hopper Striker; Totten, John Reynolds; Pitman, Harold Minot; Forest, Louis Effingham De; Ditmas, Charles Andrew; Mann, Conklin; Maynard, Arthur S. (1919). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. p.  233. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Osborn, William H. (William Henry), 1820-1894". research.frick.org. Frick Art Reference Library. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  13. ^ Barone, Meg (17 June 2019). "On the Market: Hidden historic gem in Fairfield". Fairfield Citizen. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  14. ^ Rockwell (processed by), Martha; Austen, Barbara. "The Sturges Family Papers" (PDF). fairfieldhistory.org. June 1984; November 1996: Fairfield Museum and History Center Library. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: location ( link)
  15. ^ "CONSOLIDATION OF BANKS; The Bank of Commerce and Union Directorates Take Action. TALK OF GREATER COALITION J. Pierpont Morgan and the Mutual Life Interested -- National City Bank Mentioned". The New York Times. January 11, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  16. ^ "GUARANTY TRUST MARKS CENTENARY; Merged Bank of Commerce Was Founded on Jan. 1, 1839, With $5,000,000 Capital". The New York Times. January 2, 1939. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  17. ^ "DEATH OF FREDERICK STURGES Long Identified With Financial Institutions and Active in Philanthropic Affairs". The Wall Street Journal. 25 December 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  18. ^ "MARRIED". The New York Times. 31 July 1863. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Jonathan Sturges papers, 1834-1866". www.aaa.si.edu. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  20. ^ "FELL FROM THE RICHARD PECK The Body Found Was That of C.D. Fuller, Son of a Wealthy New York Merchant--A Princeton Graduate". The Morning Journal-Courier. 5 August 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  21. ^ a b c "Obituary Notes | FREDERICK STURGES" (PDF). The New York Times. December 23, 1917. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  22. ^ "JONATHAN STURGES DEAD". The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer. 13 June 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Jonathan Sturges". The New York Times. 10 June 1911. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  24. ^ Wilson, Mary Sturges Chalmers (10 August 1916). "Letter to the Editor 1 -- No Title". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Mrs. A. C. Wilson Rites". Newport Daily News. 22 August 1962. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  26. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (29 May 1952). "REV. DR. A. C. WILSON". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Deaths: STURGES—Frederick, Jr". The New York Times. 16 October 1977. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Mrs. Frederick Sturges Dies in Fairfield". The Bridgeport Telegram. 24 December 1969. p. 24. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  29. ^ "MISS C.A. STURGES ENGAGED TO MARRY; Parents in Fairfield, Conn., Announce Her Betrothal to Charles Munson Jr. FERMATA SCHOOL ALUMNA Bride-Elect Has Also Studied in Paris--Fiance Attended Yale and Cambridge". The New York Times. 28 June 1939. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  30. ^ "STURGES". The New York Times. 20 February 1886. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  31. ^ "Frederick Sturges Dies". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 24 December 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Sturges, Frederick American, 1833 - 1917". www.nga.gov. National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  33. ^ "launch zoom add to compare images list download image Creative Commons zero badge John Frederick Kensett Beach at Beverly, c. 1869/1872". www.nga.gov. National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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