Pierre Lorillard III
| Pierre Lorillard III | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 20, 1796 |
| Died | December 23, 1867 (aged 71) |
| Known for | Tuxedo Park, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Griswold |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) |
Pierre Lorillard II Maria Dorothea Schultz |
| Relatives | Pierre Lorillard V, grandson |
Pierre Lorillard III (October 20, 1796 – December 23, 1867) was the grandson of Pierre Abraham Lorillard, the founder of the P. Lorillard and Company. Pierre also developed Tuxedo Park, New York, one of the nation's early country clubs.[1][2]
Early life
Pierre Lorillard III was born on October 20, 1796, the son of Pierre Lorillard II (1764–1843) and Maria Dorothea Schultz (1770–1834). His grandfather, Pierre Abraham Lorillard (1742–1776), was the founder of the P. Lorillard and Company, which provided the family fortune.[3]
Career
Pierre was one of the original developers of Tuxedo Club, in the present day town of Tuxedo Park one of the nation's early country clubs. Lorillard owned around 600,000 acres (2,400 km2) of undeveloped land in New York’s Orange and Rockland counties, across the Hudson River. Lorillard originally envisioned a hunting and fishing lodge for himself and his friends, but the property soon grew into a large clubhouse with 22 cottages and various sports facilities surrounding a body of water long known locally as Tuxedo Lake.[1]
Lorillard built the Italiante commercial building at 827 Broadway in New York City.[4]
Personal life
Lorillard was married to Catherine Griswold. Together they had:[5]
- Pierre Lorillard IV (1833–1901), who married Emily Taylor (1841–1925)
- Catherine Lorillard (1835–1917), who married James Powell Kernochan (1831–1897)
- Jacob Lorillard (1839–1916), who married Frances Augusta Uhlhorn (1843–1896)
- Mary Lorrillard (1841–1926), who married Henry Isaac Barbey (1832–1906)
- George Lyndes Lorillard (1843–1886), who married Marie Louise La Farge, later Countess de Agreda
- Louis Lasher Lorillard, who married Katherine Beekman
- Eva Lorillard (b. 1847), who married Lawrence Kip (1836–1899), son of William Ingraham Kip (1811–1893)
His son, Pierre Lorillard IV, owned the Yacht Vesta.[6]
Lorillard died on December 23, 1867.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Red Blood for Blue.". Time (magazine). 1941-03-31. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
On a rainy day in September, 71 years later, Pierre Lorillard III got off a train and looked over his land. It was all his, by virtue of inheritance, purchase, and out-guessing his relatives at poker. Seven months from that fall day, he had built in the Ramapo hills 30 miles (48 km) of roads, a sewage and water system, a park gatehouse "like a frontispiece to an English novel," 22 cottages, two blocks of stores, stables, a dam, an icehouse, clubhouse, swimming pool.
- ↑ "The Country Club". American Heritage. 1990. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
In 1886 one of the more unusual country clubs was founded near New York City, the vision of a single man, Pierre Lorillard III. Heir to a great tobacco fortune, Lorillard owned no less than 600,000 acres (2,400 km2) of undeveloped land in New York’s Orange and Rockland counties, across the Hudson River and about an hour’s train ride from the city. At first Lorillard envisioned only a hunting and fishing lodge for himself and his friends, but this soon grew in his mind into a large clubhouse, cottages, and sports facilities surrounding a body of water long known locally as Tuxedo Lake.
- 1 2 Shrager, Mark (April 1, 2016). The Great Sweepstakes of 1877: A True Story of Southern Grit, Gilded Age Tycoons, and a Race That Galvanized the Nation. Guilford, Connecticut: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781493018895. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "Report: 14-story building planned for 827 Broadway". evgrieve.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "Pierre Lorillard III". www.thepeerage.com. The Peerage. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "Arrival of the Yacht Vesta.". The New York Times. May 30, 1867. Retrieved 14 September 2016.