The Political Graveyard: Guggenheim-Morton family of New York

Guggenheim-Morton family of New York

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Some families traditionally (and perhaps properly) considered separately are joined together here if linked by marriage or otherwise. These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the state or lists of states of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) — also known as J. Sterling Morton — of Otoe County, Neb. Born in Adams, Jefferson County, N.Y., April 22, 1832. Married 1854 to Caroline Joy French; father of Paul Morton and Joy Morton (son-in-law of George B. Lake); grandfather of Pauline Morton Sabin and Caroline Morton (who married Harry Frank Guggenheim). Democrat. Member of Nebraska territorial House of Representatives, 1855-57; secretary of Nebraska Territory, 1858-61; Governor of Nebraska Territory, 1858-59, 1861; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1866, 1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1888; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1893-97. Episcopalian. Died in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., April 27, 1902. Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City, Neb.
- See also: NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
George B. Lake — of Douglas County, Neb. Father of Carrie Lake (daughter-in-law of Julius Sterling Morton). Justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1867-84; chief justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1873-78, 1882-84; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871. Burial location unknown.
Paul Morton (1857-1911) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 22, 1857. Son of Julius Sterling Morton; father of Caroline Morton (who married Harry Frank Guggenheim) and Pauline Morton Sabin. Republican. U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1904-05; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904. Episcopalian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 19, 1911. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861-1949) — of New York. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 2, 1861. Son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara (Myers) Guggenheim; married 1895 to Irene Rothschild (aunt of V. Henry Rothschild II); brother of Simon Guggenheim; uncle of Meyer Robert Guggenheim and Harry Frank Guggenheim. Republican. Mining, smelting, and railroad executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924. Jewish. Founder of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Died near Port Washington, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., November 3, 1949. Interment at Salem Fields Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
Simon Guggenheim (1867-1941) — of Denver, Colo. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 30, 1867. Son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara (Myers) Guggenheim; brother of Solomon R. Guggenheim; married, November 24, 1898, to Olga H. Hirsh; uncle of Meyer Robert Guggenheim and Harry Frank Guggenheim. Republican. Mining and smelting business; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1904; U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1907-13; member of Republican National Committee from Colorado, 1912. Jewish. Died November 2, 1941. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Dwight Filley Davis (1879-1945) — also known as Dwight F. Davis — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 5, 1879. Son of John Tilden Davis and Maria (Filley) Davis; married, November 15, 1905, to Helen Brooks (died 1932); married, May 8, 1936, to Pauline Morton Sabin. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Secretary of War, 1925-29; Governor of the Philippine Islands, 1929-32. Baptist. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion. Founder of the Davis Cup tennis tournament. Died in Washington, D.C., November 28, 1945. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Meyer Robert Guggenheim (1885-1959) — also known as M. Robert Guggenheim — of Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 17, 1885. Son of Daniel Guggenheim and Florence (Schloss) Guggenheim; nephew of Solomon R. Guggenheim and Simon Guggenheim; brother of Harry Frank Guggenheim. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1953-54. Died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., November 16, 1959. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Pauline Morton Sabin (1887-1955) — also known as Pauline M. Sabin; Pauline Morton; Pauline Smith; Mrs. Charles H. Sabin; Mrs. Dwight F. Davis — of Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 23, 1887. Granddaughter of Julius Sterling Morton; daughter of Paul Morton and Charlotte (Goodridge) Morton; married 1907 to James H. Smith (divorced 1914); married, December 28, 1916, to Charles Hamilton Sabin (1868-1933; banker; chairman, Guaranty Trust Company); married, May 8, 1936, to Dwight Filley Davis; sister of Caroline Morton (who married Harry Frank Guggenheim). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924, 1928; member of Republican National Committee from New York, 1924-28; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Female. Episcopalian. A leader of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform. Died in Washington, D.C., December 27, 1955. Interment somewhere in Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
Harry Frank Guggenheim (1890-1971) — also known as Harry F. Guggenheim — Born in West End, Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., August 23, 1890. Son of Daniel Guggenheim and Florence (Schloss) Guggenheim; nephew of Solomon R. Guggenheim and Simon Guggenheim; brother of Meyer Robert Guggenheim; married, February 3, 1923, to Caroline Morton (granddaughter of Julius Sterling Morton; daughter of Paul Morton; sister of Pauline Morton Sabin). Mining and smelting business; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1929-33. Jewish. Died, of cancer, in Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., 1971. Burial location unknown.
V. Henry Rothschild II (1908-1991) — of Piermont, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 4, 1908. Son of Victor Sidney Rothschild and Lily (Sulzberger) Rothschild; nephew of Irene Rothschild (who married Solomon R. Guggenheim); married, May 29, 1939, to Ann Eleanor Hatfield. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1956; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1959. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 18, 1991. Burial location unknown.

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