Thomas Caldecot Chubb Explained

Thomas Caldecot Chubb (14 November 1834 – 10 August 1887) was an English-born American founder of Chubb & Son.

Early life

Chubb was born on 14 November 1834 in London. He was a son of John and Sarah Chubb of St Pancras, Soper Lane, London.^[1]

Career

In 1882 Chubb and his son, Percy, opened a marine underwriting business in the seaport district of New York City. They collected $1,000 each from 100 prominent merchants to start their venture, initially focusing on insuring ships and cargoes.^[2] After his death in 1887, Percy took over as head of the firm and his youngest son, Hendon, became a partner in 1895. Percy also founded Federal Insurance Company. His eldest son, Sidney, was also a partner until retiring in 1921 and moving to California, then Paris. After Percy's death in 1930, Hendon became senior partner, serving in that role until his retirement in 1959.

Personal life

In 1855, Chubb married Victoria Edds (1833–1917), a daughter of William Edds. Together, they were the parents of:

• Sidney Caldecot Chubb (1856–1930),^[3] who married Mary Eugenia Ely, a daughter of Eugene Ely of Union County, New Jersey, in 1886.^[4]
• Percy Chubb (1857–1930),^[5] who married Helen Low, a daughter of Charles Adolphe Low of California, in 1888.^[6]
• Mabel Ada Victoria Chubb (1862–1930),^[7] who married Dr. Robert Holmes Greene, son of Benjamin Greene, a prominent cotton manufacturer in Brunswick, Maine.^[8]
• Hendon Chubb (1874–1960),^[9] who married Alice Margaret Lee in 1897.^{[10] [11]} After her death, he married Marian (Knight) Garrison, daughter-in-law of Wendell Phillips Garrison.^{[9] [12]}

Chubb died in Smithtown on Long Island on 10 August 1887. He was buried in the churchyard of the Episcopal church in St. James, New York.^[13] His widow died in Manhattan in April 1917.^[14] In 1924, his son Hendon created the Victoria Foundation, named in honor of his late mother. Today, it "is one of the oldest private foundations in America."^[15]

Descendants

Through his youngest son Hendon, he was posthumously a grandfather of Thomas Caldecot Chubb (1899–1972);^[16] Alice "Margaret" Chubb (1901–1976),^[17] who married J. Russell Parsons, a partner with Chubb & Son;^[18] and Percy Chubb II (1909–1982),^[19] who married Corinne Roosevelt Alsop (a daughter of Corinne (née Robinson) Alsop Cole, and Joseph Wright Alsop IV).^[20]

Notes and References

1. Book: Society . Harleian . The Publications of the Harleian Society: Registers . 1914 . . 168 . 19 November 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Our History . 2018-01-29 . 2018-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141554/https://www2.chubb.com/us-en/about-chubb/our-history.aspx . dead .
3. News: SIDNEY C. CHUBB. Retired Marine Insurance Man of This City Dies at 74 . 19 November 2024 . . September 18, 1930 . 27.
4. Book: Beach . Moses Sperry . Ely . William . The Ely Ancestry: Lineage of Richard Ely of Plymouth, England, who Came to Boston, Mass., about 1655, & Settled at Lyme, Conn. in 1660 . 1902 . Calumet Press . 978-0-8328-0518-9 . 467 . 19 November 2024 . en.
5. News: PERCY CHUBB DIES ON TRAIN IN CANADA; He Succumbs While on Way With Valet to Open His Fishing Lodge for Guests. MARINE INSURANCE EXPERT He Was Head of Firm of Maritime. Underwriters Here, Founded by His Father. Had Wide Business Interests. Had Noted Garden at Glen Cove. . 19 November 2024 . . June 16, 1930.
6. Book: Dickinson . Wharton . Genealogy of the Westervelt Family . 1905 . Higginson Genealogical Books . 85 . 19 November 2024 . en.
7. News: Mrs. Mabel Chubb Greene . 19 November 2024 . . April 10, 1930 . 24.
8. Book: Motter . H. L. . The International Who's who: Who's who in the World : a Biographical Dictionary of the World's Notable Living Men and Women . 1911 . International Who's Who Publishing Company . 540 . 19 November 2024 . en.
9. News: HENDON CHUBB, INSURANCE AIDE; Ex-Head of Family Firm Dies -- Founder and Chairman of Federal Company . 19 November 2024 . . September 5, 1960.
10. News: BROTHER CHIEF HEIR OF PERCY CHUBB; Hendon Chubb to Receive All but 20th of Residue, Besides $900,000 Bequest. ESTATE PUT AT $2,000,000 Sister-in-Law Gets $450,000 and 4 Hospitals $25,000 Each--Roeth Estate to Cooper Union. $25,000 Each to Institutions. Roeth Estate to Cooper Union. . 19 November 2024 . . July 10, 1930.
11. News: MRS. HENDON CHUBB . 19 November 2024 . . April 21, 1955 . 29.
12. News: DEATHS. CHUBB — Marian Knight . 19 November 2024 . . July 18, 1974 . 38.
13. Book: Fleming . Geoffrey K. . St. James . 2006 . . 978-0-7385-4610-0 . 8 . 19 November 2024 . en.
14. News: Estates Appraised. . 19 November 2024 . . November 16, 1917 . 19.
15. Web site: Our History . www.victoriafoundation.org . Victoria Foundation . 19 November 2024 . en-gb . 1 January 1970.
16. News: Thomas Caldecot Chubb Dead; Biographer and Book Reviewer . 19 November 2024 . . March 22, 1972.
17. News: MARGARET C. PARSONS . 19 November 2024 . . May 18, 1976 . 29.
18. News: J. RUSSELL PARSONS . 19 November 2024 . . June 10, 1970.
19. News: Clark . Alfred E. . PERCY CHUBB 2D, 73; INSURANCE EXECUTIVE AND A BANK DIRECTOR . 19 November 2024 . . October 11, 1982 . 12.
20. News: Saxon . Wolfgang . Corinne Chubb, 85, Philanthropist to Newark . 19 November 2024 . . December 24, 1997.