V. Everit Macy

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V. Everit Macy
Josiah Macy Jr. and Louisa Everett
FamilyKate Macy Ladd (sister)

Valentine Everit Macy (March 23, 1871 – March 21, 1930) was an American

philanthropist, involved in local government.[1] In the 1910s and 1920s, he served in Westchester County, New York
, as commissioner of the Department of Charities and Corrections, the Commissioner of Public Welfare, and as Commissioner of Parks.

Biography

Early years and education

Macy was born in 1871 to

Josiah Macy Jr., sold out to the Standard Oil trust and served on that company's board.[2] His mother, Caroline Macy, was a benefactor of Columbia University, donating the funds to build Macy Hall.[3] His sister was Kate Macy Ladd
, a prominent philanthropist.

At the death of his father in 1876, the five-year-old V. Everit Macy inherited over $20 million (approximately $354,884,000 today). He was interested in design and architecture from an early age, and studied architecture at Columbia University, though he never practiced. He received his undergraduate degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation with the class of 1893.[4]

Public service and philanthropy

Macy served as the commissioner of the Westchester County, New York, Department of Charities and Corrections from 1913–19, as Commissioner of Public Welfare in 1925, and as Commissioner of Parks from 1926-30. He also served as president of the National Civic Federation.[5]

He would later serve on the board at Teachers College, Columbia and would also serve as its president.[6] He was a major benefactor of Teachers College, donating funds to build the Morningside Heights building that houses the Horace Mann School.[3]

In 1925, Macy gave land in memory of his wife for the construction of the Girl Scouts'

Camp Edith Macy
.

Personal life

Macy's wife, the former Edith Wiseman Carpenter, was a prominent member of the Girl Scout National Board of Directors and a founding member of New York's Cosmopolitan Club. Macy and his wife had two sons and a daughter, Josiah Noel Macy, Valentine E. Macy Jr., and Edytha Carpenter Macy.[7][8]

Macy died in a Phoenix, Arizona hotel on March 21, 1930, two days before his 59th birthday.[1]

Legacy

His home at Tannersville, New York, known as Hathaway, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[9] A 172-acre public park in Westchester County, New York, was named after him.[10]

References

  1. ^
    New York Times
    . March 2, 1930.
  2. ^ "A Proper Regard for the Unfortunates: Origins of the Jail System in Westchester County, N. Y. Part 6 of 9". 2006. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  3. ^ a b Announcement of Teachers College, Columbia University. 1922. p. 129.
  4. ^ Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University from the Foundation of King's College in 1754. New York City: Columbia University. 1906. p. 525.
  5. ^ Lauck, W. Jett, ed. (1920). Statements before the United States Anthracite Coal Commission. p. 72.
  6. OCLC 37843816
    .
  7. ^ "Mrs. Ladd Creates $5,000,000 Health Fund As Memorial to Her Father, Josiah Macy Jr.," The New York Times (April 25, 1930).
  8. ^ "Valentine E. Macy Jr., 72, Dead", The New York Times (August 5, 1970).
  9. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  10. ^ "VE Macy Park". parks.westchestergov.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.

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