Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr. Explained

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr.
Birth Date:	March 31, 1859
Birth Place:	New York City, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Davos Platz, Graubünden, Switzerland
Alma Mater:	Columbia College
Parents:	Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Margaret Chanler Stuyvesant
Children:	2, including Margaret, Princess Murat
Relatives:	Rutherfurd Stuyvesant (brother) Winthrop Rutherfurd (brother) John Winthrop Chanler (uncle) Henry White (brother-in-law)

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr. (March 31, 1859 – January 5, 1901) was an American socialite and sportsman from New York known for breeding fox terrier dogs.^[1]

Early life

Rutherford was born on March 31, 1859, in New York City. He was the second youngest son of seven children born to Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816–1892), a prominent astronomer, and Margaret Chanler Stuyvesant (1820–1890). His elder siblings included Stuyvesant Rutherfurd (1843–1909),^[2] Louisa Morris Rutherfurd (1855–1892), Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd (1853-1916), who was married to Henry White, and Winthrop Rutherfurd (1862–1944), best known for his romance with Consuelo Vanderbilt and his marriage to Lucy Mercer, mistress to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.^[3]

His paternal grandparents were Robert Walter Rutherfurd (1788–1852) and Sabina Morris (1789–1857) of Morrisania. He was the great-grandson of U.S. Senator John Rutherfurd and 2x great-grandson of Lewis Morris, the Signer of the Declaration of Independence.^[4] Rutherfurd was a direct descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch Director-General of New Netherland before it became New York,^[5] as well as John Winthrop, the first Governor of Massachusetts.^[3] His mother was the niece and adopted daughter of Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (1778–1847),^[6] the 2x great-grandson of Peter Stuyvesant and Helena Rutherfurd Stuyvesant.^{[7] [8]} His mother's siblings included Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (1824–1904) and John Winthrop Chanler (1826–1877).^[8]

He was a graduate of Columbia College in 1882.^{[9] [10]}

Society life

Rutherfurd was a prominent social figure and known for his appreciation of sports,^[11] holding the championship of the Racquet Club for several years and widely known by automobilists.^[11]

He initiated the family's breeding of fox terrier dogs along with his brother Winthrop.^[12] Together, they owned the famous Rutherfurd Kennels in Allamuchy, New Jersey.^[1]

Rutherfurd was a member of the Union Club of New York, since 1886, and often frequented the Knickerbocker Club.^[1] He was a member of a "fraternity of young clubmen which a few years ago made as close knit a band as could be found of New York's representative good fellows" that included Woodbury Kane, Reginald Rives, Brockholst Cutting, William Cutting, William Travers (who married Rutherfurd's sister), and Winthrop Rutherfurd.^[11]

Personal life

On June 16, 1890, Rutherfurd was married to Anne Harriman Sands (1861–1940), the widow of Samuel Stevens Sands II (1856–1889),^[13] himself the son of banker Samuel Stevens Sands.^[14] Anne, the daughter of banker Oliver Harriman (1829–1904) and Laura (née Low) Harriman (1834–1901),^[15] had two sons by Sands,^[16] George Winthrop Sands (1885–1908),^{[17] [18]} and Samuel Stevens Sands III (1884–1913).^[19] She was also the sister of Oliver Harriman, Jr., J. Borden Harriman, and Herbert M. Harriman.^[20] Her first cousin was E. H. Harriman. Together, Lewis and Anne were the parents of two daughters:^{[9] [21]}

• Barbara Cairncross Rutherfurd (1895–1939),^[22] who married Cyril Hatch, son of Charles Henry Hatch, in 1916.^{[23] [24] [25]} They had once child, Rutherfurd L. Hatch (d. 1947),^[26] before divorcing in 1920.^{[27] [28]} In 1924, she married Winfield Jesse Nicholls, a fellow follower of Oom the Omnipotent.^[29] After having two children, Guy Winfield Nicholls^[30] and Margaret Mary Nicholls, they divorced in 1930.^{[31] [32] [33]}
• Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd (1891–1976), who first married Ogden Livingston Mills (1884–1937), Secretary of the Treasury.^[34] They divorced in 1919. In 1922, she married Sir Paul Henry Dukes (1889–1967).^[35] They divorced in 1929 and, later that same year, she married Prince Charles Michel Joachim Napoléon (1892–1973), son of Joachim, 5th Prince Murat. They also divorced and in 1939, she married Frederick Leybourne Sprague.^[36]

Rutherfurd died on January 5, 1901, at Davos Platz in Graubünden, Switzerland.^[1] He was buried in the family plot at Tranquility Cemetery in Tranquility, New Jersey near his family's estate known as "Tranquility".

After his death, his widow remarried to William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849–1920).^[37] Vanderbilt, who had previously been married to Alva Smith, was the son of William Henry Vanderbilt and was the father of Consuelo Vanderbilt, William Kissam Vanderbilt II, and Harold Stirling Vanderbilt.^[38] They remained married until his death in 1920.^[39] Anne died on April 20, 1940.^[40]

Bibliography

• Book: Vanderbilt, Arthur T. . Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt . 1991 . . 9780688103866 .

Notes and References

1. News: Lewis Rutherfurd.. 27 January 2018. The New York Times. January 6, 1901.
2. Stuyvesant Rutherfurd later changed his name to Rutherfurd Stuyvesant in conformity with the will of his mother's great-uncle, Peter Gerard Stuyvesant in order to inherit the Stuyvesant fortune.
3. News: W. RUTHERFURD, 82, LEADER IN SOCIETY; Sportsman, Member of Noted Family, Dies Was Owner of Famous Terrier Kennels. 18 July 2017. The New York Times. 21 March 1944.
4. News: Lewis Morris Rutherfurd . Lewis Morris Kutherfurd died on Decoration Day at his home, Tranquillity, N.J., in the seventy-sixth [sic] year of his age. . . June 1, 1892 . 2014-01-09 .
5. Book: Greene. Richard Henry. Stiles. Henry Reed. Dwight. Melatiah Everett. Morrison. George Austin. Mott. Hopper Striker. Totten. John Reynolds. Pitman. Harold Minot. Ditmas. Charles Andrew. Forest. Louis Effingham De. Maynard. Arthur S.. Mann. Conklin. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. 1880. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. 160. 18 July 2017. en.
6. Book: Hughes. Stefan. Catchers of the Light: The Forgotten Lives of the Men and Women Who First Photographed the Heavens. 2012. ArtDeCiel Publishing. 9781620509616. 18 July 2017. en.
7. Web site: Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (1778-1847). www.nyhistory.org. New-York Historical Society. 18 July 2017. en.
8. Book: Rutherfurd. Livingston. Family Records and Events: Compiled Principally from the Original Manuscripts in the Rutherfurd Collection. 1894. De Vinne Press. 9780608336299. 18 July 2017. en.
9. Book: Bergen. Tunis Garret. Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. 1915. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1232. 27 January 2018. en.
10. Book: Reynolds. Cuyler. Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. 1914. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1232. 27 January 2018. en.
11. Book: Turf, Field, and Farm. 1901. Turf, Field, and Farm Assoc.. 34. 27 January 2018. en.
12. Book: Marvin. John T.. The Book of All Terriers. 1976. Howell Book House. 9780876053164. 61. 27 January 2018. en.
13. News: Obituary -- SANDS. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 24 March 1889.
14. News: SAMUEL STEVENS SANDS.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 26 July 1892.
15. News: DEATH OF OLIVER HARRIMAN.; Prominent in City's Commercial and Social Life for Many Years.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 13 March 1904.
16. News: SANDS HEIRS HAVE $434,476; Ogden Mills and Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt, Guardians, File Their Reports.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 4 May 1916.
17. News: LONDON HEARS OF ACCIDENT.; Reported at First Victim Was W.K. Vanderbilt.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 30 July 1908.
18. News: SANDS ESTATE ONLY $2,000.; Little Left by Son of Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt, Killed in Auto Wreck.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 19 December 1908.
19. News: S. STEVENS SANDS KILLED UNDER AUTO; Speeding to His Wife, as Was His Brother, Who Met the Same Fate in France.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 3 July 1913.
20. News: OLIVER HARRIMAN'S ESTATE $20,000,000; Surrogate Silkman Admits His Will to Probate.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 10 April 1904.
21. Book: Rector. Thomas Allen. The Singing Heart: The Autobiography of Thomas Allen Rector. 2010. 9780971679436. 194. 27 January 2018. en.
22. News: BARBARA RUTHERFURD SUCCUMBS IN FRANCE; Colonial Leaders' Descendant Aided Red Cross in War. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 6 August 1939.
23. News: MISS. RUTHERFURD TO BE MRS. C. HATCH Mrs. Win. K. Vanderbilt, Sr.'s, Daughter Barbara Is Engaged to Clubman. ACTIVE IN WAR CHARITIES Bride to-be Is Granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Harriman -- Wedding Soon. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 21 April 1916.
24. News: MISS RUTHERFURD, CYRIL HATCH'S BRIDE; Younger Daughter of Mrs. Wm. K. Vanderbilt, Sr., Married in Fifth Avenue Home. FAMILY ONLY IS PRESENT Stepfather Gives Bride, 21, In Marriage;-Bridegroom Is 38 ;- Honeymoon Trip to Far West.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 23 June 1916.
25. Book: Social Register, New York. 1920. Social Register Association. 314. 19 July 2017. en.
26. News: RUTHERFURD L. HATCH; Member of New York Family of Social Prominence Dies. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 14 April 1947.
27. News: MRS. HATCH DIVORCE IN PARIS REPORTED; Daughter of Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt, Sr., Free, Says FamilyRepresentative.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 26 September 1920.
28. Web site: Heaven Sent. aestheteslament.blogspot.com. An Aesthete's Lament. 19 July 2017. 28 September 2011.
29. News: MRS. B. R. HATCH WED OOM DISCIPLE; Daughter of Mrs. Win. K. Vanderbilt Married Winfield J. Nicholls, Artist, Aug. 11 KEPT MARRIAGE SECRET Sir Paul and Lady Dukes at Ceremony Before Peace Justice in New City -- Bride Also in Cult.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 27 August 1924.
30. News: Times. Special To The New York. Suzanne Nicholls Bride of John Thorndike. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 25 March 1979.
31. News: NICHOLLS PAPERS SERVED; Copies in Annulment Action Left at Homes by Court Order.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 26 July 1928.
32. News: W.J. NICHOLLS SUES FOR DIVORCE IN RENO; Desertion Charged to Daughter of Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt--Couple Wed at "Love Cult" Colony.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 10 September 1930.
33. News: Times. Special To The New York. W.J. NICHOLLS GETS DIVORCE AT RENO; Freed From Former Barbara Rutherfurd. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 16 September 1930.
34. Book: Aitken. William Benford. Distinguished Families in America, Descended from Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke. 1912. Knickerbocker Press. 7 May 2017. en.
35. News: MRS. OGDEN L. MILLS WEDS SIR PAUL DUKES; Daughter of Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt Is Secret Bride of Ex-British War Spy in Russia. COUPLE SAILED LAST FRIDAY Both Had Been Members of Omnipotent Oom's Mystic Colony in Nyack.. 21 July 2017. The New York Times. 18 October 1922.
36. . Margaret was the daughter of Anne Harriman, the second wife of William Kissam Vanderbilt, and her second husband, Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, son of the astronomer Lewis Morris Rutherfurd. After divorcing Dukes, Margaret Rutherfurd successively married Charles Michel Joachim Napoléon, Prince Murat, and Frederick Leybourne Sprague (1907–1993).
37. News: W. K. VANDERBILT'S COMING MARRIAGE; Mrs. Lewis Morris Rutherfurd the Prospective Bride. The Wedding Arranged to Take Place April 29 at the Home of Secretary White of the American Embassy in London.. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 22 April 1903.
38. News: W.K. VANDERBILT LEFT $54,530,966; TWO SONS GET BULK; He Gave Daughter $5,000,000, When She Became the Duchess of Marlborough. WIDOW GETS $109,196.47 Estate Pays $1,934,571, the Largest Inheritance Tax in History of Suffolk County. HELD MOSTLY IN SECURITIES Shares in Three Big Railway Sys- tems Totaled Nearly $29,000, -- 000 -- Realty Appraised. W.K. VANDERBILT LEFT $54,530,966. 21 July 2017. The New York Times. 7 March 1923.
39. News: VANDERBILT WILL ESTABLISHES TRUST; Mrs. M.M. Sprague, Daughter, and Grandchildren Are Chief Beneficiaries. 19 July 2017. The New York Times. 4 May 1940.
40. News: World. Times Wide. MRS. VANDERBILT DIES IN HOSPITAL; Widow of W. K. and Daughter of Late Oliver Harriman Noted for War Work and Charities. 7 May 2017. The New York Times. 21 April 1940.