Gouverneur Cadwalader Explained

Maj. Gouverneur Cadwalader (February 3, 1880 – October 14, 1935),^[1] was an American sportsman and soldier.

Early life

Cadwalader was born on February 3, 1880, in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania. He was a son of Richard McCall Cadwalader (1839–1918) and Christine W. (Biddle) Cadwalader (1847–1900). Among his brothers were Thomas Cadwalader,^[2] Dr. William Biddle Cadwalader,^[3] Richard McCall Cadwalader Jr.^[4] (who married Emily Margaretta Roebling), Charles Meigs Biddle Cadwalader,^[5] and Alexander Cadwalader,

His maternal grandparents were Jonathan Williams Biddle and Emily Skinner (Meigs) Biddle. His paternal grandparents were Thomas McCall Cadwalader and Maria Charlotte (Gouverneur) Cadwalader. His uncle, John Lambert Cadwalader, was a prominent lawyer who served as the 10th U.S. Assistant Secretary of State.^[6] He was also a great-grandson of Col. Lambert Cadwalader, an officer in the American Revolution who represented New Jersey at the Continental Congress.^[7]

Cadwalader graduated from St. Paul's School before attending the University of Pennsylvania.^[1]

Career

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Cadwalader became associated with the engineering department of the Pennsylvania Railroad and was stationed in Western Pennsylvania. Later, he joined the Cresson-Morris Company, a firm of engineers, machinists and founders. When the War broke out, he was serving as secretary-treasurer of the company, but did not return to business after the war ended.^[1]

Following the beginning of World War I, Cadwalader and his brothers joined the service and was attached to the Watertown Arsenal (on the northern shore of the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts) as a Major in the Ordnance Corps.^[1]

Personal life

In 1921, Cadwalader was married to Mae Drexel (Fell) Henry (1884–1948). The widow of Capt. Howard Houston Henry, Mae was a daughter of John Ruckman Fell and Sarah Rozet (Drexel) Van Rensselaer.^{[8] [9]} After Mae's father died, her mother Sarah (a daughter of banker Anthony Joseph Drexel)^[10] married Alexander Van Rensselaer.^[11] Together, they were the parents of:

• Mae Gouverneur (1923–2000), who married Rufus Lenoir Patterson III, a son of Morehead Patterson and grandson of Rufus L. Patterson Jr. and U.S. Representative Herbert Parsons, in 1942.^[12] After his death in 1944,^[13] she married Joseph Harrison Worrall in 1945. After his death in 1979, she married William Marshall Hollenback, son of Bill Hollenback, in 1987.^{[14] [15]}
• Gouverneur Cadwalader Jr. (1924–2006), who married Catherine Schuyler Chambers, a daughter of Francis Taylor Chambers, in 1948.^[16] He later married Joan Hayden.
• Amanda "Minnie" Cassatt Gouverneur (1926–1996), who married William Hepburn Dixon, a son of Morris Hacker Dixon, in 1949.^{[17] [18]} David Crawford Burton.

He was a member of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, the Pennsylvania Club, and belonged to the Racquet and Whitemarsh Valley Hunt Clubs. Cadwalader was interested in dogs and horses and served as president of the Kennel Club of Philadelphia.^[1]

Cadwalader died of heart disease at Hawkswell, his home at Camp Hill near Fort Washington (today part of Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania), on October 14, 1935.^[1] His widow died on August 31, 1948, at her summer home at Dark Harbor, Maine.^[19]

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1. News: TIMES . Special to THE NEW YORK . MAJ. CADWALADER, ENGINEER, IS DEAD; Pennsylvania Sportsman, 55, Served in Ordnance Corps During World War. . 9 June 2023 . . 15 October 1935.
2. News: TIMES . Special to THE NEW YORK . T. CADWALADER A SUICIDE.; Prominent Philadelphian Shoots Himself Because of Ill-Health. . 12 June 2023 . . 4 December 1933.
3. News: Times . Special to The New York . DR. CADWALADER, NEUROLOGIST, DIES; President of the Philadelphia Zoological Society Was Noted as Sportsman . 12 June 2023 . . 2 June 1957.
4. News: Times . Special to The New York . R.M'C. CADWALADER JR.; Philadelphia Philanthropist and Ex-Banker, 82, Dies . 12 June 2023 . . 25 September 1960.
5. News: Times . Special to The New York . Charles M. B. Cadwalader Dies; Led Academy in Philadelphia . 12 June 2023 . . 20 June 1959.
6. News: J. L. CADWALADER, LAWYER, DIES AT 77; President of New York City Bar Association and Public Library Was Long III. . 12 June 2023 . . 12 March 1914.
7. Book: Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania . 156 . John W. Jordan . Genealogical Publishing Company . 1978 . 978-0-8063-0811-1 .
8. News: Times. Special To The New York. LEFT $200,000 TO HUSBAND; Mrs. A. Van Rensselaer of Philadelphia Disposed of $400,000 Estate.. 22 February 2017. The New York Times. 17 February 1929.
9. News: Times. Special To The New York. VAN RENSSELAER KIN HEIRS; Stepchildren to Get Bulk of Millions Left by Philadelphia.. 22 February 2017. The New York Times. 23 July 1933.
10. News: Times. Special To The New York. MRS. VAN RENSSELAER OF PHILADELPHIA DEAD; Late A.J. Drexel's Daughter Was a Society Leader and a Philanthropist.. 22 February 2017. The New York Times. 4 February 1929.
11. News: Times. Special To The Now York. A.VAN RENSSELAER, ARTS PATRON, DEAD Philadelphia Philanthropist and Sportsman Succumbs to Long Illness at 82. PRINCETON LIFE TRUSTEE President of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association From 1901 Till Recently.. 22 February 2017. The New York Times. 19 July 1933.
12. News: TIMES . Special to THE NEW YORK . MAE CADWALADER BECOMES A BRIDE; Fort Washington, Pa., Girl Is Married in Whitemarsh to Rufus L. Patterson 3d HAS ELEVEN ATTENDANTS: Miss Minnie Cadwalader Maid of HonorL J. J. Higginson Serves as Best Man . 1 June 2023 . . 12 July 1942.
13. News: Lieut. R.L. Patterson 3d Killed . 1 June 2023 . . 7 December 1944.
14. News: Iams . David . A Russian theme for opening of 'Winter Dreams' . 12 June 2023 . . 15 March 1987 . 160.
15. Web site: William Hollenback Jr. ’40 . paw.princeton.edu . . 12 June 2023 . en . 21 January 2016.
16. News: TIMES . Special to The New York . MISS C. S. CHAMBERS WED TO EX-MARINEI; Has 8 Attendants at Marriage to Gouverneur Cadwalader Jr, in Whitemarsh, Pa,, Church . 12 June 2023 . . 16 May 1948.
17. News: TIMES . Special to THE NEW YORK . MINNIE CADWALADER, W. H. DIXON BETROTHED . 12 June 2023 . . 22 March 1949.
18. News: MISS CADWALADER WED TO W. H. DIXON; She Is Escorted by Her Brother at Marriage in Whitemarsh to Member of City Troop . 12 June 2023 . . 13 May 1949.
19. News: MRS. G. CADWALADER OF PHILADELPHIA DIES . 9 June 2023 . . 2 September 1948.