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Hugh Dudley Auchincloss (1897-1976) —
also known as Hugh D. Auchincloss —
of Fairfax,
Va.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
28, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer;
stockbroker; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1940.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
20, 1976 (age 79 years, 84
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Edward Codrington Carrington Jr. (1872-1938) —
also known as Edward C. Carrington, Jr. —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
financier; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1914; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1931.
Episcopalian.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Baltimore,
Md., December
30, 1938 (age 66 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Ranlett Flint (1850-1934) —
also known as Charles R. Flint; "Father of
Trusts" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Thomaston, Knox
County, Maine, January
24, 1850.
Shipping
business; shipowner;
financier; Consul
for Chile in New
York, N.Y., 1877-79; Consul-General
for Costa Rica in New
York, N.Y., 1891-96; in the 1890s, he consolidated groups of
smaller companies to form large corporations or "trusts": U.S. Rubber
(1892); American Chicle (chewing
gum) (1899); American Woolen
(1899); founder, in 1911, of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording
Company, which later became International Busines Machines (IBM).
Died, in his room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1934 (age 84 years, 33
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Angus Garrett (1888-1971) —
also known as George A. Garrett —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., August
5, 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
stockbroker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1932;
U.S. Minister to Ireland, 1947-50; U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, 1950-51.
Died September
29, 1971 (age 83 years, 55
days).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) —
also known as Eugene Meyer —
of Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
31, 1875.
Republican. Stockbroker; banker;
instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to create
Allied Chemical
and Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1928;
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
1930-33; bought the Washington Post newspaper
in 1933, and was its publisher
until 1946; president, World Bank, 1946.
Jewish.
Died, from heart
disease and cancer,
at George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1959 (age 83 years, 259
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married 1910 to Agnes
Elizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | Image source: Time Magazine, May 31,
1932 |
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Frederick Henry Prince (1859-1953) —
also known as Frederick H. Prince —
of Wenham, Essex
County, Mass.; Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Biarritz, France.
Born in Winchester, Middlesex
County, Mass., 1859.
Republican. Financier; owned or controlled stockyards,
meatpacking
plants, and railroads;
one of the world's wealthiest men; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Died in Biarritz, France,
February
3, 1953 (age about 93
years).
Entombed at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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