C. Temple Emmet Explained

C. Temple Emmet should not be confused with Christopher Temple Emmet.

Birth Name:	Christopher Temple Emmet
Birth Date:	8 July 1868
Birth Place:	Pelham, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Stony Brook, New York, U.S.
Education:	Bishop's College School
Alma Mater:	Yale Forestry School Stevens Institute of Technology
Parents:	William Jenkins Emmet Julia Pierson Emmet
Children:	9
Relations:	Robert Temple Emmet (brother) Rosina Emmet Sherwood (sister) William LeRoy Emmet (brother) Devereux Emmet (brother) Lydia Field Emmet (sister) Jane Emmet de Glehn (sister) Richard S. Emmet Jr. (uncle) Edwin D. Morgan III (grandson)

Christopher Temple Emmet (July 8, 1868 – July 22, 1957) was an American attorney and sportsman.

Early life

Emmet was born on July 8, 1868, in Pelham, New York. He was one of ten children born to William Jenkins Emmet (1826–1905) and Julia Colt (née Pierson) Emmet (1829–1908). His siblings included Robert Temple Emmet,^[1] who was awarded the Medal of Honor;^[2] Rosina Hubley Emmet, a painter who was the mother of playwright Robert E. Sherwood;^[3] William LeRoy Emmet, an electrical engineer;^[4] Devereux Emmet, a pioneering golf course architect;^[5] Richard Stockton Emmet; Lydia Field Emmet, a prominent portraitist;^[6] and Jane Erin Emmet,^[7] also a prominent portraitist who married British impressionist painter Wilfrid de Glehn.^[8]

His maternal grandparents were Josiah Gilbert Pierson and Julia Boudinot (née Colt) Pierson and his paternal grandparents were Judge Robert Emmet and Rosina (née Hubley) Emmet. His father was a grandson of New York Attorney General Thomas Addis Emmet. Two of his uncles, Richard Stockton Emmet and Christopher Temple Emmet, were married to sisters, Katharine "Kitty" Temple and Ellen James "Bay" Temple, both first cousins of British author Henry James.^[9]

After preparing at Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec, and Stevens High School, Emmet attended the Yale Forestry School and the Stevens Institute of Technology, where he graduated from with a M.E. degree in 1891.

Career

After taking a law degree, he practiced law for a short period of time before travelling to Europe, later spending much of his time there. He served during the Spanish–American War, and during World War I, he was a Red Cross official and training officer. He was also a member of Squadron A of the New York National Guard.

At a time when skiing was relatively unknown in the United States, Emmet was one of the first Americans to go skiing in Norway and Switzerland. He was also one of the first members of the Racquet and Tennis Club in New York City, and the Academy of Sciences, the American Geographical Society, the National Geographic Society, the New York Zoological Society, the American Museum of Natural History, the American Forestry Association, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Audubon Society, the Knickerbocker Club, the St. Anthony Club of New York, the Tobique Salmon Club, and the Ore Hill Shooting Club.

Residence

The Emmets lived at The Mallows, an estate located in Stony Brook, New York, at Head of the Harbor in Suffolk County, New York. The Colonial revival home was designed in 1906 by architect Charles A. Platt, finished in stucco with wooden detailing at the principal doorways, roof cornice and porch.^[10] At the Mallows, he "engaged in farming."

Personal life

On October 27, 1896, Emmet was married to Alida Beekman Chanler (1873–1969) at Red Hook, New York, by the Bishop of New York.^[11] Alida was the daughter of former U.S. Representative John Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (née Ward) Chanler. Among Alida's siblings were John Armstrong Chaloner,^[12] Winthrop Astor Chanler; Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler (wife of John Jay Chapman); William Astor Chanler (who married Beatrice Ashley); Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (who married Julia Lynch Olin); Margaret Livingston Chanler (who married Richard Aldrich)^[13] and Robert Winthrop Chanler (who married Lina Cavalieri).^[14] Together, they were the parents of nine children, including:^[15]

• Elizabeth Winthrop Emmet (1897–1934),^[16] who married Edwin D. Morgan Jr. (1890–1954), a descendant of Edwin D. Morgan, the 21st Governor of New York, a U.S. Senator, and the longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee.^[17]
• Margaret Chanler Emmet (1899–), who married Francis Harrison Kinnicutt (1875–1939).^[18] After his death, she married John Benton Prosser in 1941.^[19]
• Christopher Temple Emmet Jr. (1900–1974)^[20]
• Hester Alida Emmet (1901–1965),^[21] who married architect John Louis Bancel LaFarge,^[22] a grandson of artist John La Farge.^{[23] [24]}
• Egerton Chanler Emmet (1907–1907), who died in infancy.^[15]
• Jane Erin Emmet (1908–1997)
• Winthrop Stuyvesant Emmet (1910–2001), who married four times.^[25]
• William Patten Emmet (1911–1977)
• Thomas Addis Emmet (1915–1990), who lived at Amberley Castle in Sussex, England.^[16]

Emmet died on July 22, 1957, at his home in Stony Brook overlooking the Long Island Sound.^[26] His widow died on August 31, 1969, and after a mass at St. Philip and James Roman Catholic Church, she was buried at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Hauppauge, New York.^[27]

Descendants

Through his daughter Elizabeth, he was a grandfather of Edwin D. Morgan III (1921–2001),^[28] who married Nancy Marie Whitney, the daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Marie Norton Harriman (the second wife of New York governor W. Averell Harriman). Her paternal grandparents were Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, an artist and the founder of the Whitney Museum in New York City.^[29]

Notes and References

1. News: COL. R. T. EMMET, 81, DIES OF PNEUMONIA; Honored With Congressional Medal for His Services in Indian Wars. WAS KIN OF IRISH PATRIOT Uncle of Robert E. Sherwood, Playwright, and Father of Naval Officer. . 24 July 2019 . . 26 October 1936.
2. News: Mrs. Robert Temple Emmet. June 12, 2013. The New York Times. February 28, 1920.
3. Book: Corn . Wanda M. . Garfinkle . Charlene G. . Madsen . Annelise K. . Women Building History: Public Art at the 1893 Columbian Exposition . 2011 . . 9780520241114 . 205 . 24 July 2019 . en.
4. News: W. L. EMMET, 82, ENGINEER, IS DEAD; Inventor of Own 'Prime Mover' and Mercury Vapor Power Process Stricken in Erie . 24 July 2019 . . 27 September 1941.
5. News: DEVEREUX EMMET, REALTY MAN, DIES; Irish Patriot's Kin Was Noted as Designer and Builder of Near-By Golf Courses. OF DISTINGUISHED FAMILY Vice President of Concern That Developed Large Tracts in Garden City, L. I. . 24 July 2019 . . 31 December 1934.
6. Book: Kennedy . Martha H. . Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists . 2018 . . 9781496815934 . 458 . 24 July 2019 . en.
7. News: JANE DE GLEHN IS DEAD; Painter, 87, Was the Widow of English Portraitist . 24 July 2019 . . 21 February 1961.
8. News: Wilfrid G. De Glehn . 24 July 2019 . . 18 May 1951.
9. Book: James . Henry . The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1883-1884 . 2018 . . 9781496206435 . 92–93 . 24 July 2019 . en.
10. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Mallows. July 1992. 2010-02-20 . Kathleen LaFrank. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying four photos.
11. News: MARRIED. EMMET-CHANLER . 4 September 2019 . . October 28, 1896 . en.
12. Book: Lucey. Donna M.. Archie and Amélie: Love and Madness in the Gilded Age. 2007. Three Rivers Press. 9780307351456. 22 February 2018. en.
13. Web site: "Margaret Astor Chanler, Heroine of Porto Rico," Milwaukee Journal, Sept 8, 1898, p. 5. . 2019-09-04 . 2016-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312100126/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=18980908&id=ImIxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jCAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2788,5149380 . dead .
14. News: R. W. Chanler Dead. Eminent As Artist. Picturesque Figure in Life of the Metropolis Succumbs at Country Home at 57. Came of a Noted Family. Former Husband of Lina Cavalieri. Had Once Been Dutchess County Sheriff. Famed for His Murals. Of Distinguished Ancestry. Mural in Luxembourg Museum. Entertained on Large Scale . Robert Winthrop Chanler, noted artist, died at 1:30 this morning after a long illness. Mr. Chanler had been in a coma for twelve hours..... . . . October 25, 1930 . 2013-12-12 .
15. Book: Forestry . Yale University Dept of . Forestry . Yale University School of . Biographical Record of the Graduates and Former Students of the Yale Forest School: With Introductory Papers on Yale in the Forestry Movement and the History of the Yale Forest School . 1913 . . 39 . 4 September 2019 . en.
16. News: MRS. E. D. ORGAH OF WESTBURY DIES; Descend ant of Thorn as Emmet, Irish Patriot, and First John Jacob Astor,,WAS A PORTRAIT PAINTER Yier Work Was Exhibited in a Gallery Here -- She Was a Member of Colony Club . 4 September 2019 . . 9 February 1934.
17. News: MISS EMMET WEDS E.D. MORGAN JR.; Large Bridal Party in St. Bartholomew's at Nuptial of C.T. Emmet's Daughter.MISS FANNY FORD A BRIDEMarried to Thomas S. Thomas inChurch of Transfiguration--Miss Elena Peck Weds L.H. Earle. Thomas-Ford. Earle-Peck. MacPherson-Gray. Remsen--Sherman. . 4 September 2019 . . 15 February 1920.
18. News: MISS EMMET WED TO F.H. KINNICUTT; Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Temple Emmet Is Married in St. James's Church, St. James, L.I. SISTER IS ONLY ATTENDANT Reception Is Held at Emmet Home In Stony Brook--Bride Is Kin of John Jacob Astor . 4 September 2019 . . August 23, 1931 . N5.
19. News: MRS. F.H. KINNICUTT BECOMES A BRIDE; Widow, Daughter of C. Temple Emmets, Is Married Here to John Benton Prosser . 4 September 2019 . . 12 August 1941.
20. News: Christopher T. Emmet Is Dead; Writer on Totalitarianism, 73 . 4 September 2019 . . 13 February 1974.
21. News: Obituary 1 -- No Title . 4 September 2019 . . March 19, 1965 . en.
22. Book: Aldrich . Margaret Chanler . Family Vista: The Memoirs of Margaret Chanler Aldrich . 2018 . Pickle Partners Publishing . 9781789127676 . 352 . 4 September 2019 . en.
23. News: HESTER A. EMMET ENGAGED TO MARRY; Descendant of John Jacob Astor to Wed Louis B. La Farge, Architect, This Month . 4 September 2019 . . 20 July 1928.
24. News: HESTER EMMET WED TO LOUIS B. LA FARGE; The Bride of Architect at Summer Home of Her Parentsin Stony Brook, L.I.EVELYN DOTZLER MARRIES Alderman's Daughter Wed to Lieut.Joseph George Felber, U.S.A. --Other Marriages. Felber--Dotzler. Scott--Rothschild. Levine--Green. . 4 September 2019 . . 29 July 1928.
25. News: MRS. EVELYN C. HITT WED TO NAVY OFFICER; Becomes Bride in Greenwich of Lieut. Winthrop S. Emmet . 4 September 2019 . . 18 March 1943.
26. News: C. Temple Emmet, Skier, Lawyer, 89 . 4 September 2019 . . 25 July 1957.
27. News: Deaths. EMMET--Mrs. C. Temple . 4 September 2019 . . 2 September 1969.
28. News: Staff. Edwin D. Morgan, 80, Businessman Who Befriended Writers in Paris. 26 March 2016. The New York Times. July 3, 2001.
29. News: Quiet Whitney Wedding . February 17, 2015 . The New York Times. March 2, 1923.