William Goadby Loew Explained

William Goadby Loew
Birth Date:	3 November 1875
Death Place:	New York City, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	Columbia College
Children:	4
Parents:	Edward Victor Loew Julia Frances Goadby

William Goadby Loew (November 3, 1875 – May 23, 1955) was a Manhattan stockbroker and financier.

Early life

Loew was born on November 3, 1875. He was a son of Julia Frances (Goadby) Loew and Edward Victor Loew,^[1] a lawyer who served as New York City Comptroller.^[2] His elder brother, also named Edward Victor Loew, married Catherine Cossitt Dodge,^[3] and served in Squadron A of the New York Volunteer Cavalry with their uncle, Arthur M. Goadby, during the Spanish-American War.^{[4] [5]}

His paternal grandparents were Frederick J. Loew and Salome (Schaffner) Loew, both natives of Strasbourg, Germany. His uncle was Frederick William Loew, the twelfth Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (who married Julia Augusta Vanderpoel, daughter of Dock Commissioner Jacob Vanderpoel).^{[6] [7]} His maternal grandparents were Thomas Goadby and Julia (Stacey) Goadby of Manhattan.^[8]

Loew graduated from Columbia College in 1897.

Career

The same year he graduated from Columbia, he bought a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1897 which he retained until his death in 1955.

In 1915, he founded Loew & Co., which maintained offices at 2 Wall Street until it was acquired by W. H. Goadby & Co. in 1938, of which Loew became a special partner,^[9] although he later relinquished the connection.

Thoroughbred horse racing

Loew was a fan of horse racing and an owner of Thoroughbred runners. His successful horses included Helioptic who won the 1946 Queens County Handicap, and the multiple stakes race winning filly Case Goods whose wins included the 1953 Astoria Stakes.

Personal life

On April 12, 1898, Loew was married to Florence Bellows Baker, the daughter of George Fisher Baker, at All Souls' Unitarian Church in New York City.^[10] In 1934, he was picked as one of the best-dressed men in the United States.^[11] Together, they were the parents of:

• Barbara Baker Loew (1899–1961), who married Edwin Main Post Jr., son of Emily Post, in 1920. They divorced in 1934 and she married Nicholas Ivanovich Holmsen in 1935.^{[12] [13]}
• Florence Julia Loew (1901–1972), who married Robert Early Strawbridge Jr., a grandson of Charles Frederick Berwind, in 1931.^[14]
• Evelyn Loew (1903–1969), who married Edward Livingston Burrill (1896–1981) in 1923.^[15] They divorced and she married Crawford Hill Jr., a son of Crawford Hill,^[16] in 1936.^{[17] [18]}
• Winifred Loew (1909–1982), who married Richard Trimble (1904–1941).^[19] After his death, she married John Parkinson (1906–1973) in 1947.^[20]

His wife died on May 24, 1936, at 56 East 93rd Street,^{[21] [22]} their townhouse in New York City.^{[23] [24] [25]} Loew died of a heart attack at the Racquet and Tennis Club in New York City on May 23, 1955.^[26] He is buried with his wife at Locust Valley Cemetery in Locust Valley.

Residences and collections

In addition to their New York City townhouse at 56 East 93rd Street, they owned Stoneacre, a large villa along Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island (the grounds were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted), and Loewmoor in Old Westbury, New York (originally the Charles Albert Stevens estate named Annondale, and subsequently owned by Charles T. Barney before Loew).^{[26] [27]}

The contents of his home in Old Westbury, including "a quantity of eighteenth-century cabinetwork, British sporting paintings, views and portraits, Chinese and French porcelain, antique textiles and fine Oriental rugs", were auctioned off in early 1951.^[28] The English furniture, silver, paintings and other household items from his New York residence were auctioned off after his death.^[29]

Notes and References

1. News: DEATH LIST OF A DAY. Edward Victor Loew . 19 October 2021 . . 11 November 1907.
2. Book: New York City Directory . 1886 . 19 October 2021 . en.
3. Web site: Miller . Tom . Daytonian in Manhattan: The John S. Rogers Mansion - No. 53 East 79th Street . daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com . Daytonian in Manhattan . 19 October 2021 . 4 November 2016.
4. News: Goadby . Arthur M. . THEY NEITHER TOIL NOR SPIN; What Is the Cause of the Present Degeneracy of Our Congress? . 19 October 2021 . . 2 January 1896.
5. Web site: Roll of Troop A, New York Volunteer Cavalry, 1898 . www.spanamwar.com . 19 October 2021.
6. Book: Brooks . James Wilton . History of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of New York: With Full Reports of All Important Proceedings . 1896 . 99–102 . Subscription . 19 October 2021 . en.
7. Book: McAdam . David . Bischoff . Henry . Clarke . Richard Henry . Dykman . Jackson O. . Cott . Joshua Marsden Van . Reynolds . George G. . History of the Bench and Bar of New York: Coudert, F.R. The bar of New York, 1792-1892. [Biographical |date=1897 |publisher=New York History Company |page=252 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IEI4AQAAMAAJ |access-date=19 October 2021 |language=en].
8. Book: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time . 1897 . J. T. White Company . 309 . 19 October 2021 . en.
9. News: W. H. Goadby & Co. to Absorb Loew & Co. And Take Over Quarters at 2 Wall St. . 19 October 2021 . . 24 February 1938.
10. News: EASTER MONDAY NUPTIALS; Miss Florence Baker Is Married to William Goadby Loew at All Souls' Church. CLARKSON-CLARKSON WEDDING The Rev. William M. Grosvenor Performs the Ceremony at the Incarnation Church -- Miss Dunham Becomes Mrs. Luling -- Other Marriages. . 19 October 2021 . . 12 April 1898.
11. News: BROKER ACCLAIMED BEST-DRESSED MAN; Jury of Tailors Picks William Goadby Loew of Wall St. for Sartorial Taste. . 19 October 2021 . . 25 December 1934.
12. News: NICHOLAS HOLMSEN, SOCIETY FIGURE, 60 . 19 October 2021 . . 27 February 1962.
13. News: MRS. BARBARA POST HAS HOME WEDDING; Becomes Bride of Nicholas Holmsen in Ceremony in Her Sister's Residence. . 19 October 2021 . . 22 June 1935.
14. News: Times . Special to The New York . MISS FLORENCE LOEW TO MARRY ON AUG. 15; Simple Ceremony to Mark Her Wedding to R.E. Strawbridge in Trinity Church, Newport, R.I. . 19 October 2021 . . 31 July 1931.
15. News: RUSH OF WEDDINGS MARKS EARLY JUNE; Miss Evelyn Loew and E. L. Surrill Jr. Are Wed a^Old Westbury. . 19 October 2021 . . 3 June 1923.
16. News: Times . Special to The New York . CRAWFORD HILL DIES; STOCKBROKER WAS 61 . 19 October 2021 . . 4 April 1960.
17. News: MRS. LOEW BURRILL TO BE WED JAN,'2; Marriage to Crawford Hill Take Place at Home of Parents, the W. G. Loews . 19 October 2021 . . 10 January 1936.
18. News: Hill -- Burrill. . 19 October 2021 . . 25 January 1936.
19. News: WINIFRED LOEW WED TO RICHARD TRIMBLE; Several Hundred at Wedding of G.F. Baker's Granddaughter in Old Westbury. RECEPTION HELD OUTDOORS Bride's Sister Her Only Attendant --Henry Parish 2d Is Best Man --Ushers Number Twelve. . 19 October 2021 . . 26 June 1930.
20. News: MRS.TRIMBLE WED IN HOME OF FATHER; Daughter of William G. Loew Is Bride of John Parkinson Jr. --Dr. L. I. Neale Officiates . . 19 October 2021 . . 10 October 1947.
21. News: PLAN $300,000 HOME IN EAST 93D STREET; William Goadby Loews to Join New Residential Colony Near Madison Avenue. YORK AVENUE CORNER SOLD Sixteen-Story Studio Building to Replace Five Tenements on 91st St. Corner--Other Sales. . 19 October 2021 . . 20 November 1930.
22. News: 2,000 VISIT MANSION; Brave Rain to Tour 40-Room William Goadby Loew House . 19 October 2021 . . 16 April 1956.
23. News: MRS. LOEW IS DEAD; LEADER IN SOCIETY; Daughter of Late George F. Baker, Famous Banker, and Wife of New York Broker. NOTED AS HORSEWOMAN Benefactor of Needy Children-Had Won Many Prizes for Flower Show Exhibits. . 19 October 2021 . . 25 May 1936.
24. News: Mrs. W. G. Loew Dies In N. Y.; Once Harford Hunt Master. Daughter Of Late George F. Baker Was Known Here For Charities And Interest In Many Forms Of Sport . https://archive.today/20130131203047/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1673168092.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=May+25,+1936&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Mrs.+W.+G.+Loew+Dies+In+N.+Y.;+Once+Harford+Hunt+Master&pqatl=google . dead . January 31, 2013 . . May 25, 1936. 2010-11-12 .
25. News: Mrs. Loew Is Dead. Leader In Society. Daughter of Late George F. Baker, Famous Banker, and Wife of New York Broker. Noted as Horsewoman. Benefactor of Needy Children-Had Won Many Prizes for Flower Show Exhibits. . . May 25, 1936 . 2010-11-12 .
26. News: W. G. LOEW DEAD; STOCKBROKER, 79; Prominent Society Figure and Sportsman Bought Exchange Seat in 1897 . 19 October 2021 . . 24 May 1955.
27. News: Mahon . Cathy . Old Westbury's Loewmoor estate comes on the market . 19 October 2021 . . May 13, 2010 . en.
28. News: FIRST '51 AUCTIONS SET FOR THIS WEEK; Objects From Westbury Home of William Goadby Loew to Be Among Dispersals French Settee in Needlepoint English Imports Offered . 19 October 2021 . . 31 December 1950.
29. News: LOEW COLLECTION TO BE AUCTIONED; English Appointments Go One Block This Week--French Furniture Also Offered . 19 October 2021 . . 22 April 1956.