I. Townsend Burden
I. Townsend Burden | |
---|---|
Manhattan, New York | |
Education | Russell's Academy |
Spouse |
Evelyn Byrd Moale
(m. 1871) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Henry Burden Helen McOuat |
Relatives | William A. M. Burden Sr. (son) William Fletcher Burden (brother) James A. Burden Jr. (nephew) Shirley Carter Burden (grandson) William A. M. Burden (grandson) |
Isaiah Townsend Burden (February 21, 1838 – April 23, 1913) was prominent American member of New York Society during the Gilded Age.[1]
Early life
Burden was born February 21, 1838, in Troy, New York, the fifth son of Helen (
Burden received a public school education and completed studies at Russell's Academy, a private academy in New Haven, Connecticut.[3]
Career
Following his studies, at age 19, he began working for his father's company, Burden Iron Works. His father was known as the "Ironmaster of Troy."[1] The company was reorganized in 1881, ten years after his father's death, and he became an almost 50% owner,[4] with his brother James A. Burden, until his death in 1913.[3][5] After his brother James's death in 1906, his nephew, James A. Burden Jr., became more heavily involved in the company.[6][7]
He also served as president of Port Huron Iron Company and was one of the organizers of the Knickerbocker Trust Co. of New York, of which he held a large ownership interest. He was also a trustee of the Lake Champlain and Moriah Railroad Company, and president of Bailey's Beach in Newport.[3]
Society life
Burden and his wife were members of the infamous "
He purchased former
Personal life
On April 18, 1871, he was married to Evelyn Byrd Moale (1847–1916),
- Evelyn Byrd Burden (1874–1968), who did not marry.[18][19]
- Isaiah Townsend Burden Jr. (1875–1953),[20] who married Florence Sheedy (1888–1949)[21] of Denver in June 1911.[1]
- Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly and Hamilton McKown Twombly, in 1904.[24]
- Gwendolyn Townsend Burden (1884–1935),[25] who married David Dows (1885–1966)[26] in December 1911.[27]
Burden died on April 23, 1913.[1][3][28] Following his death, he was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.[1]
Descendants
Through his son William, he was the paternal grandfather of
References
- ^ a b c d e f "I. T. BURDEN, VICTIM OF APOPLEXY; Well-Known Figure In New York and Newport Passes Away at Age of' 75". The New York Times. 24 April 1913. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ a b William F. Burden, Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., March 14, 1830. Died at Troy, N.Y., December 7, 1867. 1867. p. 7. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Being The History of The United States. New York: James T. White & Company. 1916. p. 327. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ISBN 9780226299594. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ The Iron Age. Chilton Company. 1893. p. 467. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "JAMES A. BURDEN'S WILL.; Bequests Made to Widow, Sons, and Business Associates". The New York Times. 19 October 1906. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "James A. Burden Dead In Syosset". The New York Times. June 2, 1932. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
President of Iron Company Bearing the Family Name Victim of Embolism. Sequel To An Accident. Prominent In New York Society Prince of Wales Entertained at Woodside, His Estate
- ^ McAllister, Ward (16 February 1892). "THE ONLY FOUR HUNDRED | WARD M'ALLISTER GIVES OUT THE OFFICIAL LIST. HERE ARE THE NAMES, DON'T YOU KNOW, ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR GREAT LEADER, YOU UNDER- STAND, AND THEREFORE GENUINE, YOU SEE" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ King, Moses (1899). Notable New Yorkers of 1869-1899: A Companion Volume to King's Handbook of New York City. Moses King. p. 568. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9781614236665. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Newport Historical Society (August 9, 2016). "History Bytes: Vice President Morton". Newport Historical Society. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Young Building". www.salve.edu. Salve Regina University. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "THE NEWS OF NEWPORT". The New York Times. January 17, 1904. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "JURY SEES BURDEN ESTATE.; Acts in First Dispute Over Newport Assessments". The New York Times. 30 June 1925. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "MRS. I. TOWNSEND BURDEN; Widow of Iron Manufacturer Dies of Heart Disease in-Her 70th Year". The New York Times. 30 April 1916. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Magruder, Alexander Contee; Miller, Oliver; Brewer Jr., Nicholas; Stockett, John Shaaf; Brantly, William Theophilus; Perkins, William Henry; Tiffany, Herbert Thorndike; Coan, Malcolm J. (1917). Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Maryland. p. 553. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "DISINHERITS SON NOW DEAD. Mrs. Cutting in Will Declares Robert Was Undutiful and Disloyal". The Washington Post. July 4, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Portrait, Mr. Robert Goelet and Miss Evelyn Byrd Burden, Hyde Ball". collections.mcny.org. Museum of the City of New York. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "MISS E. BURDEN HURT, FAMILY HOME BURNED; Fire Caused by Overturning of an Alcohol Lamp. Plucky Maid, Rescued by a Policemen, Also Suffering from Burns -- Butler Escapes with Aid of Telegraph Wires". The New York Times. 1903. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "I. TOWNSEND BURDEN DIES IN NEWPORT, 77". The New York Times. 20 July 1953. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "MRS. I. TOWNSEND BURDEN". The New York Times. 11 August 1949. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "W.A.M. BURDEN DIES OF STRANGE MALADY; Chronic Recurrent Fever the Only Name Physicians Can Give It -- No Remedy. AN ATHLETE AT HARVARD Married Miss Twombly, Granddaughter of the Late W.H. Vanderbilt, in 1904". The New York Times. 3 February 1909. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Mrs. William A.M. Burden Dies; Donor to Church and Schools". The New York Times. 19 November 1969. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "WORLD OF FASHION AT THE TWOMBLY WEDDING; William A.M. Burden Marries H. McK. Twombly's Daughter. FIFTH AVENUE IS CROWDED Ceremony at St. Thomas's Church -- Mr. and Mrs. Burden Will Go to the Far East on Honeymoon". The New York Times. 13 April 1904. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "MRS. DOW'S FUNERAL HELD ON LONG ISLAND; Members of Society and Nassau County Officials Pay Tribute at Service in Brookville". The New York Times. 2 August 1935. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "DAVID DOWS DIES: EX-SHERIFF ON L.I; Also Cattle Breeder, 4-Goal Polo Player, Researcher". The New York Times. 15 August 1966. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "DAVID DOWS WEDS GWENDOLYN BURDEN; Fashionable Throng in Grace Church at Marriage of Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Burden". The New York Times. 13 December 1911. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "BURDEN ESTATE IN TRUST.; Value Estimated at "More Than $20,000" -- $10,000 to Church". The New York Times. 3 May 1913. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Pace, Eric (11 October 1984). "WILLIAM BURDEN, EX-MUSEUM PRESIDENT, DIES". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "INVESTMENT FIRM FORMED; William A. M. Burden & Co. Plans to Handle Own Capital". The New York Times. 19 July 1949. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Envoy in the Air Age; William Armistead Moale Burden". The New York Times. September 4, 1959. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Beaver, William S. (16 June 2002). "IN BUSINESS; Acres of Affordable Housing On Chappaqua's Drawing Board". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Shirley Burden, 80, a Writer-Photographer". The New York Times. 5 June 1989. Retrieved 19 September 2017.