Seward Cary

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Seward Cary
Born(1862-03-01)March 1, 1862
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 1948(1948-09-05) (aged 86)
Small Point, Maine
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard College
Buffalo Medical College
Spouse
Emily L. Scatcherd
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(m. 1887; her death 1934)​
Parent(s)Walter Cary
Julia Love Cary
RelativesGeorge Cary (brother)
Trumbull Cary (grandfather)
Charles Cary Rumsey (nephew)

Seward Cary (March 1, 1862 – September 5, 1948),[1] was an American polo player from New York State.

Early life and education

Seward Cary was born on March 1, 1862 in Buffalo, New York. He was one of seven children born to prominent Buffalo resident, Dr. Walter Cary and Julia (née Love) Cary.[2][3] His siblings included: Trumbull Cary; Thomas Cary; Charles Cary (who married Evelyn Rumsey); Jennie Cary (who married Laurence D. Rumsey); Walter Cary Jr., and George Cary.[4][2]

Cary was the paternal grandson of Trumbull Cary, a New York State Senator and Assemblyman.[2] His maternal grand-uncle was Brig. General George Maltby Love.[5] His nephew through his sister Jennie, was Charles Cary Rumsey, who married Mary Harriman (daughter of millionaire railroad executive E. H. Harriman and Mary Williamson).[2]

Cary attended and graduated from Harvard University,[1] before attending the Buffalo Medical College in the Fall of 1886 where he belonged to the college society called the I.C.I.[6]

Career

In February 1887, he went into the hardwood lumber business with Scatcherd & Son in Buffalo, "one of the largest hardwood lumber concerns in the country".[7] He became a member of the Buffalo Club, the Saturn Club, and the Genesee Valley Hunt Club.[6]

While at Harvard, Cary was credited with bringing polo during the 1880s.[2] He played polo for 58 consecutive seasons,[8] winning the W. H. Andrews Cup.[9][10][11]

Personal life

Cary had an early relationship with Mabel Ganson (who later became a well-known patron of the arts) and her first marriage to Karl Evans was said to be inspired by his resemblance to Cary.[12] On July 13, 1887, he married Emily Lisle Scatcherd Cary (1862–1934), a daughter of James Newton Scatcherd and Anne (née Belton) Scatcherd.[13][7] Together they had a home in East Hempstead on Long Island and an apartment at 44 East 81st Street in Manhattan and were the parents of:[1]

After his wife's death, he moved to 277 Park Avenue, an apartment building designed by McKim, Mead, and White. Cary died while on vacation at Small Point, Maine on September 5, 1948.[1] He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo.

References

Notes
  1. ^ Her portrait was painted by Adolfo Müller-Ury in 1910.
Sources
  1. ^ a b c d "SEWARD CARY". The New York Times. September 7, 1948. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e LaChiusa, Chuck. "Cary Family / Love Family of Buffalo, NY". buffaloah.com. Buffalo Architecture and History. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ^ Supreme Court Appellate Division Fourth Dept. Vol. 2820. 1938. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ Staff (May 6, 1945). "GEORGE GARY DIES NOTED ARCHITECT Former Head of the American Institute Was a Founder of Beaux-Arts Here". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. ^ "MARGUERITE WARREN IS ENGAGED TO MARRY; Descendant of Early New York Settlers to Become Bride of George Cary Jr". The New York Times. 29 June 1934. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b of 1886, Harvard College (1780-) Class (1889). Secretary's Report: no. II. W. H. Wheeler. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b "John N. Scatcherd | Famous Residents". www.forest-lawn.com. Forest Lawn Cemetery. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ Laffaye, Horace A. (2014). Polo in the United States: A History. McFarland. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-7864-8007-4. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ Smith, Addison Geery (1931). Mallet & Hounds. Priv. Print. pp. 15, 29, 30. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. ^ Times, Special to The New York (May 5, 1901). "CONTEST FOR POLO TROPHIES.; The Herbert Cups Won at Georgian Court by Lakewood II. Team". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. ^ Times, Special to The New York (July 8, 1919). "ROCKAWAY PLAYERS WIN POLO TROPHY; Defeat Whippany Four in Final Match for Independence Cups by 7 Goals to 6". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  12. ^ Rudnick, Lois Palken (1984). Mabel Dodge Luhan: New Woman, New Worlds. UNM Press. pp. 23, 24. ISBN 978-0-8263-0995-2. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  13. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (October 21, 1934). "MRS. SEWARD CARY". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Mrs. Arthur Brisbane, 77, Widow of Hearst Newsman". The New York Times. October 31, 1967. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. ^ "ARTHUR BRISBANE, EDITOR, DIES AT 72 OF HEART ATTACK; Writer and Executive Served Hearst Papers 39 Years -- Began as a Reporter. REALTY HOLDINGS LARGE Roosevelt and Lehman Lead in Tributes Sent Here From All Over Nation. ARTHUR BRISBANE, EDITOR, DIES AT 72". The New York Times. December 26, 1936. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  16. ^ "ARTHUR BRISBANE WEDS MISS CARY; Editor Married to the Maid of Honor of a Ceremony He Attended on July 1". The New York Times. July 31, 1912. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  17. ^ "DIED". The New York Times. December 20, 1921. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  18. ^ Social Register, Buffalo. Social Register Association. 1920. p. 59. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Courtland Smith, Film Executive For Early Newsreels, Is Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. August 13, 1970. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  20. ^ The Harvard Graduates' Magazine. Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association. 1913. p. 329. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  21. ^ "MISS M. KERNOCHAN BRIDE AT HER HOME; Daughter of J. Frederic Kernochan Is Quietly Married to Courtland Smith". The New York Times. February 9, 1929. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

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