Albert Carlton Bostwick Explained

Birth Date:	22 June 1878
Birth Place:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting Place:	Woodlawn Cemetery
Children:	Dorothy Stokes Bostwick Albert C. Bostwick Jr. Lillian Bostwick Phipps Dunbar Wright Bostwick Pete Bostwick
Parents:	Jabez A. Bostwick Helen Celia Ford Bostwick
Relations:	Joe Carstairs (niece)

Albert Carlton Bostwick (June 22, 1878 – November 10, 1911) was an American banker, sportsman, and automobile enthusiast.

Early life

Bostwick was born in New York City on June 22, 1878. He was the only son born to Jabez A. Bostwick and Helen Celia (née Ford) Bostwick (1848–1920).^[1] His father was a founding partner of Standard Oil and a major shareholder and President of the New York and New England Railroad, a substantial shareholder in the Housatonic Railroad, and a member of the New York Cotton Exchange.^[2] His two sisters were Nellie Ford Bostwick, who married twice,^[3] and Frances Evelyn "Fannie" Bostwick, who married four times, including to Dr. Serge Voronoff.^[4]

His maternal grandparents were Smith Reed Ford and Frances Lee (née Fox) Ford. His paternal grandparents were Abel Bostwick and Sally (née Fitch) Bostwick.^[2]

Career

Bostwick began working for Walter C. Stokes & Co., a brokerage firm, as a delivery boy. In 1899, he became a special partner of the firm. He was also a deputy sheriff of Westchester County, where he had an estate in Mamaroneck.^[5]

He was an "enthusiastic horseman and yachtsman, and fond of automobiling." Bostwick was a member of the New York Yacht Club, the American Yacht Club, a former Commodore of the Larchmont Yacht Club, the Union League Club, the Riding Club, the Westchester Country Club, the Apawamis Club, and the Meadow Brook Club.^[6] With his automobile, Bostwick set several land speed records in the United States and Europe.^{[7] [8]}

Bostwick owned Limited, a 46-foot steam yacht and Vergemere, a 315-foot auxiliary schooner.^[6]

Personal life

In June 1898, Bostwick was married to Marie Lillian Stokes (1877–1962)^[9] by the Rev. Dr. David H. Greer at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in New York City.^[10] Marie was the daughter of Sophia Isaacs (née Lockwood) Stokes and Henry Bolter Stokes, president of the Manhattan Life Insurance Company. Her sister, Florence Lockwood Stokes, was married to F. Ambrose Clark (a son of Alfred Corning Clark and grandson of Edward Cabot Clark). Together, they lived at 801 Fifth Avenue (in a residence adjoining his mother) and were the parents of:^[6]

• Dorothy Stokes Bostwick (1899–2001), a philanthropist and the first woman to hold a helicopter pilot's license.^[11] She married W. T. Sampson Smith, grandson of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson. She later married Joseph Campbell, the 4th Comptroller General of the United States.^[12]
• Albert C. Bostwick Jr. (1901–1980), a thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder whose horse Mate won the 1931 Preakness Stakes. He married Eleanor P. Sage in 1937.^[13]
• Lillian Bostwick (1906–1987),^[14] an owner of Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorses who won the American Grand National eight times and who married Ogden Phipps.^[15]
• Dunbar Wright Bostwick (1908–2006), the chairman of the Aviation Instrument Manufacturing Corp. who was a standardbred horse breeder.^[16] He married Electra Webb, a daughter of Electra Havemeyer Webb and James Watson Webb II, granddaughter of Lila Vanderbilt Webb.^[4]
• George Herbert "Pete" Bostwick (1909–1982), a Hall of Fame polo player, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase jockey and horse trainer.^[17]

After a two-week illness, Bostwick died at the home of his mother, 800 Fifth Avenue in New York City, on November 10, 1911.^[18] After his death, his widow remarried to Fitch Gilbert Jr., a Harvard and Columbia Law School graduate and farmer, in 1914.^[19]

Notes and References

1. News: $29,264,181 TO HEIRS OF MRS. BOSTWICK; Widow of the Standard Oil Man Gives Practically All to Her Own Family. $350,000 GEM COLLECTION $20,000,000 in Standard Stock, $2,000,000 in Liberty Bonds--Fortune in Paintings and Furniture. . 15 February 2019 . . 5 November 1921.
2. News: JABEZ A. BOSTWICK'S DEATH THREE LIVES LOST AT THE BURNING OF HIS STABLES. THE MILLIONAIRE BREATHES HIS LAST AFTER HELPING TO SATE HIS PROP- ERTY AT HIS COUNTRY PLACE — TWO STABLE HANDS IN THE RUINS — A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS CAREER. . 15 February 2019 . . August 18, 1892.
3. News: MILLINERY FIRM AFTER MRS. HAMILTON W. CARY Obtains Judgment for $5,678 for Furs, Hats, and Garments. HUSBAND PROMINENT CLUBMAN Her Brother Is Albert C. Bostwick — Nineteen Hats, a $1,200 Skirt, and a Gown on the Bill. . 15 February 2019 . . June 8, 1904.
4. News: Columbia . David Patrick . Oil Swells: The Standard Oil Crowd in Palm Beach . 15 February 2019 . . 30 November 2010 . en.
5. News: MOTOR VEHICLES DEFENDED. Albert C. Bostwick's Reply to Complaints Made by Horse Owners in Mamaroneck. . 15 February 2019 . . October 1, 1900.
6. News: A. C. BOSTWICK DEAD Long Prominent as an Amateur Yachtsman and Automobilist . 15 February 2019 . . 11 November 1911 . 3.
7. News: NEW AUTOMOBILE RECORDS Albert C. Bostwick's Machine of French Make Is a Flier. WINS TWICE AT GUTTENBERG Novel Opening of the Tri-State Fair — Biker's Electric Vehicle Breaks Down. . 15 February 2019 . . September 19, 1900.
8. News: NEW AUTOMOBILE RECORDS Henri Fournier Reduces World's Figures at Yonkers. ON THE EMPIRE CITY TRACK The Foreigner's Fastest Mile Was Made in 1:06 4-5 — Albert C. Bostwick Also Tried for Records. . 15 February 2019 . . October 11, 1901.
9. News: MRS. GILBERT, 84, LAWYER'S WIDOW; Former Marie S. Bostwick Dies at Her Home Here . 15 February 2019 . . January 16, 1962 . en.
10. News: NOTABLE JUNE WEDDINGS Miss Marie L. Stokes and Albert C. Bostwick Married at St. Bartholomew's Church. REV. DR. GREER OFFICIATES Fashionable People Attend the Reception at the Home of the Bride's Father — Striking Floral Decorations — Other Marriages. . 15 February 2019 . . June 17, 1898.
11. News: MISS BOSTWICK WED TO SAMPSON SMITH Daughter of Mrs. Fitch Gilbert Jr. Marries Grandson of Late Admiral Sampson. . 15 February 2019 . . July 4, 1922.
12. News: Joseph Campbell, U.S. Aide; Led Accounting Office in 50's . 15 February 2019 . . 22 June 1984.
13. News: A.C. Bostwick, 79, Racing Figure Who Won the Preakness in 1931. 1980-09-28. The New York Times. 2017-09-26. en-US. 0362-4331.
14. News: Lillian B. Phipps, 81, Active in Horse Racing . 15 February 2019 . . 28 November 1987.
15. News: Times. Special To The New York. R. V. M'KIM OBTAINS A DIVORCE AT RENO; Other Decrees to Mrs. G. E. Du Charme, Mrs. F. B. Alexander and Mrs. L. C. Madeira 3d. 25 February 2017. The New York Times. 19 September 1937.
16. News: Saxon . Wolfgang . Dunbar W. Bostwick, Harness Racing Innovator, Dies at 98 . 15 February 2019 . . 28 January 2006.
17. News: George H. (Pete) Bostwick; Trained Steeplechase Horses . 15 February 2019 . . 16 January 1982.
18. News: ALBERT C. BOSTWICK . 15 February 2019 . . November 11, 1911 . 7 . en.
19. News: ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED Former Eau Claire Boy Will Wed Wealthy Society Leader of New York . 15 February 2019 . . May 16, 1914 . 5 . en.