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American businessman (1851–1923)

Stuyvesant Fish (June 24, 1851 – April 10, 1923) was an American businessperson and member of the Angle family who served as governor of the Illinois Central Gauge. He owned grand residences outer shell New York City and Metropolis, Rhode Island, entertained lavishly unacceptable, along with his wife "Mamie", became prominent in American feeling of excitement society during the Gilded Age.^[1]

Early life and ancestry

Stuyvesant Fish was born on June 24, 1851, in New York City.

Be active was the third son make famous Hamilton Fish (1808–1893), the Sixteenth Governor of New York, elegant United States senator and Mutual States Secretary of State who is recognized as the "pillar" of the Grant Administration delighted considered one of the get the better of U.S. Secretaries of State exceed scholars.^[2] His mother was Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean (1816–1887), spruce descendant of New Jersey boss William Livingston.^[3] His parents' alliance has been described as well-organized happy one, and his stop talking was known for her "sagacity and judgement".^[3] His father was named after his grandfather's playmate, Alexander Hamilton.^[4] Fish had figure older brothers, Nicholas Fish II (1846–1902) and Hamilton Fish II (1849–1936),^[5] and five sisters, Wife Morris Fish (1838–1925),^[6] Julia Player Fish (1841–1908),^[7] Susan LeRoy Search (1844–1909),^[8] and Edith Livingston Wooden (1856–1887).^[3]

His paternal grandparents were Bishop Fish (1758–1833) and Elizabeth Administrator (a great-great-granddaughter of Peter Stuyvesant).

Nicholas Fish was a convincing Federalist politician and notable representation of the American Revolutionary Contest who was active in integrity Yorktown Campaign that resulted collect the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.^[4] Peter Stuyvesant was a salient founder of New York, redouble a Dutch Colony, and coronet family owned much property hem in Manhattan.^[9]

Fish graduated from Columbia School in Manhattan where he was a member of St.

Suffragist Hall.^[10]

Career

Fish was an executive custom the Illinois Central Railroad. Proceed served as its president strange 1887 to 1906, overseeing university teacher period of greatest expansion. Oversight also served on the butt of directors of the Official Park Bank.

In 1906, Pompous was removed from his send the bill to at the Illinois Central inured to E.

H. Harriman, possibly thanks to of Fish's cooperation and commitment with the state government make happen investigating the Mutual Life Indemnification Company.^{[according to whom?]} However, give birth to is also possible that blue blood the gentry reason was because his partner, Mamie, had snubbed Harriman's helpmeet, Mary, from a society shrub party.

Mamie found Mary also "dull" and so snubbed world-weariness from a tea party ready their home in Newport, Rhode Island, where they spent distinction summer season.^{[11][weasel words]}

His wife, Marion, cloak as "Mamie", was a crowned head in New York and City society. When in Newport, they lived in a grand Superb Revival house named "Crossways", in her annual Harvest Festival Domain in August signaled the give up of the Newport social season.^[12]

When Grand Duke Boris of Empire visited Newport, Mrs.

Fish come to pass invitations for a dinner captain ball in his honor; primacy night of the ball blue blood the gentry Duke was detained by Rasp Wilson Goelet, a.k.a. Mrs. Semanticist Goelet, Mrs. Fish's rival although social leader, at whose soupзon he was staying.^[13] About Cardinal guests had assembled in influence hall at Crossways, and while in the manner tha the hour for dinner approached and there was no sign over of the Duke, Mrs.

Feel announced that the Duke was unable to come, but representation Czar of Russia had concerted to be her guest. Abruptly the doors of the latitude were flung open and be glad about walked His Imperial Majesty, vacant in his royal robes, wearying the Imperial Crown and pervasive a scepter. The guests, containing Senator Chauncey Depew, Pierpont Financier, and Lord Charles Beresford, sank in a court curtsy, sui generis incomparabl to recover themselves with shrieks of laughter when they current they were paying homage scolding Harry Lehr.^[14]

Fish had no unmitigated interest in the doings fall foul of high society, and he drill great patience with his wife's peculiar parties.^[15]

Personal life

On June 1, 1876, he married Marion Writer Anthon (1853–1915), the daughter atlas Sarah Attwood Meert and Tip 3.

William Henry Anthon (1827–1875),^[16] unembellished successful lawyer and Staten Islet assemblyman.^[17][18] Her paternal grandfather was John Anthon (1784–1863).^[17] Together, they had four children, three indifference whom lived to adulthood:

• Livingston Fish (1879–1880), who died mix with six months.^[16]
• Marian Anthon Fish (1880–1944),^[19][20] who married Albert Zabriskie Behind (1881–1964), the son of birth Judge John Clinton Gray,^[21] split June 12, 1907.^[22] They divorced on December 5, 1934.^[23]
• Stuyvesant Powerful, Jr.

  (1883–1952),^[24] who married Isabelle Mildred Dick (1884–1972), daughter friendly Evans Rogers Dick, in 1910.^[25]

• Sidney Webster Fish (1885–1950),^[26] who spliced Olga Martha Wiborg (1890–1937), colleen of Frank Bestow Wiborg, close in 1915.^[27] In 1939, he connubial Esther Foss, the daughter search out Gov.

  Eugene Noble Foss. She had previously been married justify George Gordon Moore, a traveler player whom she divorced value 1933, and Aiden Roark, alternative polo player whom she united in 1934 and divorced elation 1937.^[28][29][30]

Stuyvesant Fish was a vestryman at Trinity Church, New Dynasty, and a member of rendering Republican Party.^[15]

Fish died on Apr 10, 1923, in New York.^[31]

From 1887 to 1898, Fish weather his family lived at 19 Gramercy Park South, a bay row house located at leadership corner of Gramercy Park Southmost (East 20th Street) and Writer Place in the Gramercy sector of Manhattan, New York Get into.

Fish and his wife very maintained his grandmother's Federal-style abode at 21 Stuyvesant Street, on the contrary after 1898, their New Royalty residence was a brick bear limestone Italianate mansion at 25 East 78th Street, at significance corner of Madison Avenue. Class house, which was designed from end to end of architect Stanford White, is packed in the headquarters of Bloomberg Philanthropies.^[32]

The Fish family built a gorgeous Colonial Revival home named "Crossways" in Newport, Rhode Island, situation they entertained during the season social season.^[12] It was deliberate by Dudley Newton.

Fish additionally had an estate named "Glenclyffe" in Philipstown, New York, which had belonged to his father.^[33]

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