Francis Delafield
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Francis Delafield | |
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Born | New York City, US | August 3, 1841
Died | July 17, 1915 | (aged 73)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Spouse | Katherine Van Rensselaer |
Parent(s) | Edward Delafield Julia Floyd |
Relatives | Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (father-in-law) |
Francis Delafield (August 3, 1841 – July 17, 1915)
Francis Delafield resided for many years at 5 West
Early life
Francis Delafield was born in New York City, the son of
Francis' brother Augustus Floyd Delafield travelled extensively around Scotland and brought back a set of golf clubs in 1880s. The sport became popular in Darien and Augustus founded the Wee Burn Country Club in 1893.
From London, Francis' grandfather (John Delafied) emigrated to New York City. The ship upon which he took passage bore letters of marque, and captured a French vessel. John Delafield volunteered in the action, and shared the prize money to the extent of £100. He landed in New York City on April 5, 1783, and found himself especially welcomed as the bearer of a manuscript copy of the text of the treaty of peace, which had been handed him at the moment of sailing by an official in the British service. The conditions of peace were known, but the text had not yet been made public in England; and, although the official copy had been forwarded, the "Vigilant" had outstripped the bearer of the government dispatches by some days.
Francis Delafield was fitted for college in private schools in New York City, and at
Career
Upon his return to the U.S. in 1865, he became surgeon in the
Attended William McKinley
Francis Delafield was the primary physician who was consulted following the shooting of
Legacy
In 1948, in recognition for his career in medicine, the Francis Delafield Hospital opened as a cancer research center for
Terms
- Delafield's hematoxylin — a strong solution of hematoxylincrystals, 4 cc.; 95% alcohol, 25 cc.; saturated aqueous solution of ammonia alum, 400 cc.; expose in an unstoppered bottle to sun and air three or four days; filter and add 100 cc. of glycerin and 100 cc. of 95% alcohol.
- Dorland's Medical Dictionary(1938)
Personal life
On January 17, 1870 in
- Elizabeth "Bessie" Ray Delafield (1872–1923), who was active in the missions of the Episcopal Church and worked with the wounded during World War I.[4]
- Julia Floyd Delafield (1874–1952), who married Frederick S. Crosby. They were the grandparents of the musician David Crosby.
- Cornelia Van Rensselaer Delafield (b. 1876)
- Edward Henry Delafield (1880–1955)[1]
Delafield died in Noroton, Connecticut while visiting his sister. For some time he had been in poor health, and a week before his death suffered an attack of apoplexy. He was buried in Grace Church Cemetery at Jamaica, Long Island.[1]
Delafield Island
Between 1859 and 1865, his father Dr. Edward Delafield, assembled a 154-acre (0.62 km2) tract of land in Darien, Connecticut. After his parents died, in the summer of 1879, Francis Delafield inherited the entirety of the property in Darien then called "Delafield Farm". After the death of Francis, the property was looked after by his spinster sister Emma Harriot Delafield. When she died in 1921, the property then went to the only son of Francis: Edward Henry Delafield. After the 1929 stock market crash, Edward partitioned and parcelled off the land over the ensuing years. In an effort to sell land, the name was changed to "Delafield Wood" then "Delafield Estates" until Edward settled on the current name "Delafield Island". Edward Henry Delafield was a graduate of Yale college. He married Winifred Folsom and had four daughters. He lived on Delafield Island until his death in 1955. His daughter Elizabeth Van Rensselaer Delafield (1908–1983) lived on Delafield Island for many years. She had two children from her first marriage to the architect Robert Spurgeon; And two children from her second marriage to the attorney Frank A. Zunino Jr.
Lineage
Francis Delafield was of the family of Count de la Feld, which dates back to the darkest period of the
See also
References
This article incorporates text from Obituary record of the graduates of the undergraduate schools, deceased 1860–70—1950/51, a publication from 1860, now in the {{cite encyclopedia}}
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- ^ a b c d Obituary record of the graduates of the undergraduate schools, deceased 1860–70—1950/51. (1860) Yale University
- ^ Fifth Av. History In Razed Buildings, The New York Times, September 25, 1932, p. RE1.
- ^ New developments in cancer, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Volume 1, Issue 2, pages 64–67, January 1951
- ^ ISBN 9780847822089. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
Further reading
- Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry, by John O'Hart
- Reflections, by Edward V.R Spurgeon, 2001
- The Delafields and Delafield Island, by Robert W. Baylis, 1981
- Encyclopedia of Heraldry or General Armor, Edition of 1844 by John Burke
- A Genealogical & Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage & Baronetage of the British Empire, 1853