George Lovett Kingsland Explained

George Lovett Kingsland
Birth Date:4 September 1834
Birth Place:New York City, US
Death Place:Babylon, New York, US
Alma Mater:Columbia University
Parents:Ambrose Kingsland
Mary Lovett Kingsland
Relations:Newbold Morris (grandson)
George L. K. Morris (grandson)

George Lovett Kingsland (September 4, 1834 – July 14, 1892) was an American merchant and railroad executive.

Early life

Kinglsand was born on September 4, 1834, in New York City.[1] He was the eldest of eight children born to Mary (née Lovett) Kingsland (1814–1868) and Ambrose Kingsland (1804–1878), a merchant who was the 71st Mayor of New York City.[2] Among his younger siblings was Ambrose Cornelius Kingsland Jr.,[3] (who married Katharine Aspinwall, daughter of merchant William Henry Aspinwall);[4] [5] Henry Pierre Kingsland; Mary Helena Kingsland,[6] who married William Wright Tompkins (grandson of Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins); Cornelius Francis Kingsland; Walter Francis Kingsland,[7] [8] Albert Alexander Kingsland;[9] Philip Kingsland, who died young; and Augusta Lovett Kingsland, who married Herman Leroy Jones.[10] [11]

He was a member of the Kingsland family of New Jersey who had, for nearly 200 years, lived in and around Belleville, New Jersey.[2] His paternal grandparents were Cornelius Kingsland and Abigail (née Cock) Kingsland.[12] [13] His nephew, Walter F. Kingsland, married Princess Marie Louise of Orléans in 1928,[14] and his niece, Marjorie Kingsland, married Viscount Robert de Vaulogé.[15] His maternal grandfather, George Lovett, was born in England.[16]

Kingsland attended Columbia University, where he was a member of the Alpha Zeta chapter of the Chi Psi fraternity,[17] and graduated in 1856.[1]

Career

After graduation from Columbia, Kingsland began his career with his father's firm, which became known as A. C. Kingsland and Sons,[18] and was located at No. 55 Broadway in lower Manhattan, eventually becoming a partner.[1] The firm was involved in the sale of sperm oil.[19] In 1872, Kingsland became a director of the George's Creek and Cumberland Coal Company and served as the president of the George's Creek Railroad.

After his father's death in 1878, George, along with his siblings, inherited the large estate. The property, which was not divided, was largely along the Hudson River in North Tarrytown, present day Sleepy Hollow, New York,[20] and George managed the estate for the whole family.

Personal life

In 1875,[1] Kingsland was married to Helen Schermerhorn Welles (1842–1911).[21] Helen, a daughter of Katharine (née Schermerhorn) Welles and Benjamin Sumner Welles, was a granddaughter of Abraham Schermerhorn and niece of Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, the Mrs. Astor, who was married to William Astor.[22] Helen's brother was philanthropist Benjamin Welles Jr. and her nephew was Sumner Welles, the Ambassador to Cuba and Under Secretary of State.[23] Together, they were the parents of:

He was a member of the Union Club, the Eastern Yacht Club, the Seawanhaka Yacht Club and the Corinthian Yacht Club, and served as Commodore of the New York Yacht Club.

After suffering from gout and Bright's disease, Kingsland died at his summer residence in Babylon, New York, on July 14, 1892.[32] After a funeral conducted by the Rev. Dr. Cook at his home, 430 Fifth Avenue, with singing by the boys choir of St. Bartholomew's Church, he was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, in the Bronx.[33] After his death, his widow lived at 62 Fifth Avenue until her death in 1911.[21]

Descendants

Through his daughter Helen, he was the grandfather of Augustus Newbold Morris (1902–1966), who was a lawyer, president of the New York City Council, and two-time candidate for mayor of New York City,[34] George Lovett Kingsland Morris (1905–1975),[22] a painter who married Suzy Frelinghuysen,[35] and Stephanus "Stephen" Van Cortlandt Morris (1909–1984),[25] [36] a diplomat.[37]

Through his son George, he was the grandfather of Marian Kingsland (1916–2008),[38] who married Count Hans Christoph Seherr-Thoss (1912–1992), a grandson of U.S. Ambassador Henry White, in 1938.[39] [40] Count Seherr-Thoss was a nephew of John Campbell White and a cousin of Queen Geraldine, the wife of King Zog I of Albania. They divorced and in 1947,[41] she married Henry Osborne Havemeyer Frelinghuysen (d. 1994), a civic leader and breeder of thoroughbred horses who was the twin brother of U.S. Representative Peter Frelinghuysen Jr.[42]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hall . Henry . America's Successful Men of Affairs: The city of New York . 1895 . . 370–371 . 14 June 2019 . en.
  2. News: Ex-Mayor Ambrose C. Kingsland.. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. October 15, 1878.
  3. News: Ambrose C. Kingsland's Will. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. May 17, 1890.
  4. News: DIED. Kingsland. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. December 18, 1924.
  5. News: Finding Relief in Suicide; John W. Minturn Taking His Own Life in His Office.. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. May 1, 1881.
  6. News: MRS. W. W. TOMPKINS.; Daughter of Ambrose Kingsland, Once Mayor Here, Was 92. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. February 23, 1934.
  7. News: W.F. Kingsland Left $1,720,193.. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. April 23, 1931.
  8. News: Mrs. Walter F. Kingsland. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. August 18, 1941.
  9. News: DIED. Kingsland. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. April 1, 1917. en.
  10. News: Ambrose Kingsland Jones.. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. August 2, 1935.
  11. News: H. LE R. JONES BANKRUPT.; Society Man Has Over $87,000 of Liabilities and Nominal Assets.. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. January 14, 1903.
  12. Book: Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York. The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York: History, Customs, Record of Events, Constitution, Certain Genealogies, and Other Matters of Interest. V. 1-. 1905. 91. December 20, 2017. en.
  13. Book: History and Genealogy of the Cock, Cocks, Cox Family: Descended from James and Sarah Cock, of Killingworth Upon Matinecock, in the Township of Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.. 1914. Privately Printed. 65. December 20, 2017. en.
  14. News: PRINCESS D'ORLEANS TO WED NEW YORKER; Troth of Niece of King Albert of Belgium to Walter F. Kingsland Jr. Is Announced.. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. December 6, 1928.
  15. News: MISS KINGSLAND TO MARRY A VISCOUNT; Engagement of Daughter of Mrs. Ambrose C. Kingsland to Robert De Vauloge Told in London.. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. January 12, 1921.
  16. Book: Hascall, Clerk. H. W.. To the Judges of the Court of Appeals, Vol. 13. 1866. 30. December 20, 2017. en.
  17. Book: Psi . Chi . The Sixth Decennial Catalogue . 1902 . 295 . 14 June 2019 . en.
  18. Book: American Millionaires: The Tribune's List of Persons Reputed to Worth a Million Or More. Lines of Business in which the Fortunes Were Made. 1892. Tribune Association. 71. December 20, 2017. en.
  19. Book: Caliendo. Ralph J.. New York City Mayors. 2010. Xlibris Corporation. 9781450088145. 284. December 20, 2017. en.
  20. Web site: https://collections.mcny.org/Collection/[Residence-of-Mayor-Ambrose-Kingsland,-later-the-home-of-Lewis-family.-2F3XC5IWSDJW.html Residence of Mayor Ambrose Kingsland, later the home of Lewis family.]. collections.mcny.org. Museum of the City of New York. December 20, 2017.
  21. News: DIED. Kingsland. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. February 16, 1911.
  22. News: GEORGE L. K. MORRIS ENGAGED TO MARRY; Son of Mrs. Newbold Morris Affianced to Miss Estelle Condit Frelinghuysen DESCENDANT OF SIGNER His Fiancee is Member of Noted New Jersey Family, Daughter of Late Insurance Leader.. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. January 17, 1935. en.
  23. News: BENJAMIN WELLES DIES OF PNEUMONIA; Father of Assistant Secretary of State Was Descendant of Colonial Settlers.. January 14, 2018. The New York Times. December 27, 1935.
  24. News: MRS. MORRIS, MOTHER OF NEWBOLD MORRIS. October 15, 2017. The New York Times. April 13, 1956.
  25. News: NEWBOLD MORRIS DIES IN HIS SLEEP; President of Metropolitan Club, Trustee of Columbia and Lawyer. WITH PERSHING IN THE WAR Lieutenant Colonel on General Staff --Family One of Most Illustrious in United States.. September 28, 2017. The New York Times. December 21, 1928. en.
  26. News: MRS. MARION PRINCE WEDS. Alderman Unites Former Miss Cannon and Mrs. Astor's Grandnephew . 14 June 2019 . . 18 June 1915.
  27. News: Elizabeth Frelinghuysen, 97, Of Jersey Political Family. 7 March 2018. The New York Times. 13 June 1967.
  28. News: George L. Kingsland Dies in Florida Home . 14 June 2019 . . 24 April 1952.
  29. News: W.P. ANDERTON, 81, LED DOCTORS HERE; Internist, Former Teacher at Columbia, Is Dead . 14 June 2019 . . 18 May 1967.
  30. News: YOUNG WOMAN DIES IN 16-STORY FALL; Audrey K. Anderton, Daughter of Physician and Junior League Member, Is Victim UNDER CARE OF DOCTOR Was Visiting Cousin, Countess Seherr-Thoss, at Time--May Have Slipped Out Window . 14 June 2019 . . 9 November 1940.
  31. News: ETHEL KINGSLAND WEDS DR. ANDERTON; Great-Niece of the Late Mrs. Wm. Astor Marries Son of Dr. Wm. B. Anderton. RELATIVES ONLY ATTEND Bride's Brother Gives Her Away at Ceremony in Her Home -- Auto Tour for Honeymoon. . 14 June 2019 . . 25 June 1915.
  32. News: GEORGE LOVETT KINGSLAND . 14 June 2019 . . 15 July 1892 . 4.
  33. News: George L. Kingsland Buried.. December 20, 2017. The New York Times. July 18, 1892.
  34. News: Morris. Augustus Newbold. Ivy Leaguer in Park Job. 18 August 2017. The New York Times. 19 April 1960.
  35. News: George L. K. Morris Is Dead; Abstract Artist and Sculptor. 28 September 2017. The New York Times. 27 June 1975.
  36. News: Huberdeau. Jennifer. The Cottager Brookhurst: Modern art finds a home on former estate's property. 28 September 2017. The Berkshire Eagle. July 21, 2016. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929001143/https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/the-cottager-brookhurst-modern-art-finds-a-home-on-former-estates-property,201238. 2017-09-29. dead.
  37. News: Stephen V. Morris, 74, Dead; U.S. Diplomat for 25 Years. 28 September 2017. The New York Times. 29 February 1984.
  38. News: Paid Notice: Deaths FRELINGHUYSEN, MARIAN KINGSLAND . 14 June 2019 . . June 27, 2008 . en.
  39. Web site: Seherr-Thoss, Hans Christoph (1912-1992) . www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org . Litchfield Historical Society . 14 June 2019.
  40. News: Marian Kingsland to Be Wed Next Month To Count Hans Christoph Seherr-Thoss . 14 June 2019 . . 26 May 1938.
  41. News: MRS. SEHERR-THOSS EX-CAPTAIN'S BRIDE; Former Miss Marian Kingsland Married in Christ Church to Henry Frelinghuysen . 14 June 2019 . . 22 August 1947.
  42. News: H. Frelinghuysen, A Philanthropist, 78 . 14 June 2019 . . 1 April 1994.

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