Julian Potter
Julian Potter | |
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Born | New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | August 10, 1858
Died | August 14, 1913 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 55)
Alma mater | Harvard College Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Spouse |
Alice Berenice Pixley
(m. 1894) |
Parent(s) | (cousin) |
Julian Potter (August 10, 1858 – August 14, 1913)[1] was an American banker and diplomat who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age.
Early life
Potter was born in
His maternal grandparents were
Potter fitted for college at
Career
After graduating from Cambridge, Potter began his career with the firm of Breese and Smith, stockbrokers, in 1890.[8]
In October 1900, he was commissioned U.S. Consul at Nassau, Bahamas, where he served for nine years.[9][10] After the Bahamas, he was transferred to a port in France, but resigned due to ill health, and returned to America, where he died within a year.[7]
Society life
In 1892, Potter was included in
Personal life
On September 14, 1894, Potter was married to actress Alice Berenice Pixley, the sister of fellow actress
Potter died in a sanitarium in Greenwich, Connecticut on August 14, 1913.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Julian Potter Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. August 14, 1913. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Henry Townsend (1913). Manual of Westchester County: Past and Present. H. T. Smith. pp. 64–65. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Clarkson N. Potter's Summer Residence" (PDF). The New York Times. March 7, 1882. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Obituary | Clarkson N. Potter" (PDF). The New York Times. January 24, 1882. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Potter, Henry Codman". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Kiger, Phebe Brooks (1976). The Genealogy and History of the Brooks and related families. Kiger. p. 36. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c Harvard College (1780-) Class of 1881 (1921). Fortieth Anniversary Report of the Secretary of the Class of 1881 of Harvard College. Harvard University Press. p. 184. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Thayer, William Roscoe; Castle, William Richards; Howe, Mark Antony De Wolfe; Pier, Arthur Stanwood; Voto, Bernard Augustine De; Morrison, Theodore (1914). The Harvard Graduates' Magazine. Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association. p. 148. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ McSpadden, Joseph Walker (1912). The American Statesmen's Yearbook: From Official Reports of the United States Government, State Reports, Consular Advices, and Foreign Documents. McBride, Nast. p. 485. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ Commerce, United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic (1911). Special Consular Reports. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 22. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ McAllister, Ward (February 16, 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 Understand, And Therefore Genuine, You See" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ISBN 9780521536677. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Society Topics Of The Week" (PDF). The New York Times. March 12, 1893. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ Club Men of New York: Their Occupations, and Business and Home Addresses: Sketches of Each of the Organizations: College Alumni Associations. Republic Press. 1893. p. 368. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "The Marriage Of Julian Potter: His Bride, Alice Bernise Pixley, May Return to the Stage" (PDF). The New York Times. December 11, 1894. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- Social Register Association. 1923. p. 594. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "Woman Died From Mug: Case of Mrs. Julian Potter Reveals a Fatal Mystery. Unknown Woman, a Mrs. Russell of Philadelphia, and May Have Been Well to Do, Taken from Same House as Wife of Bishop Potter's Nephew" (PDF). The New York Times. September 13, 1903. Retrieved January 24, 2019.