Charles Henry Marshall
Charles Henry Marshall Jr. (February 19, 1838 – July 2, 1912)[1] was an American businessman, art collector and philanthropist who was prominent in society during the Gilded Age.
Charles Henry Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of Docks and Ferries of the City of New York | |
| In office May 9, 1887 – May 22, 1888 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 19, 1838 Easton, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 1912 (aged 74) Paris, France |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Evelyn Isabella Marshall Charles Henry Marshall III |
| Relatives | Marshall Field III (son-in-law) Alice Huntington (daughter-in-law) Brooke Russell (daughter-in-law) Diego Suarez (son-in-law) Marshall Field IV (grandson) |
| Alma mater | Columbia College |
Early life
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Marshall was born on February 19, 1838, in Easton, New York. He was the son of Capt. Charles Henry Marshall (1792–1865) and Fidelia (née Wellman) Marshall (1800–1840). His siblings were Mary Marshall (the wife of William Allen Butler and mother of Howard Russell Butler[2]), Fidelia Wellman Marshall, Malvina Marshall (who married Daniel Sidney Appleton), and Helen Marshall (wife of William Stanley Haseltine). His father was a businessman and merchant who fought in the War of 1812 and became the proprietor of Black Ball Packet Line.[3]
Marshall graduated from Columbia College in 1858.[1]
Career
Marshall was a businessman and merchant who ran the firm of Charles H. Marshall and Co.[4] He also had holdings in transatlantic steamship companies and various insurance companies.[5] He served as a director of the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company of New York, the Hanover National Bank, the Hanover Safe Deposit Company, the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company and a trustee of the Seamen's Bank for Savings.[1]
In 1887, he was appointed Commissioner of Docks and Ferries by New York Mayor Abram Hewitt and served as a member of the subcommittee of Seventy on the Improvement of the City Waterfront.[1]
Society life
In 1892, Marshall and his wife were included in Ward McAllister's "Four Hundred", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times.[6][7] Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom.[8]
Marshall was also an avid art collector,[4] was a member of the Metropolitan Club, the Union Club, the Century Club, the Riding Club, the Round Table Club of New York and the Cobden Club of London.[1]
Personal life
On April 30, 1888, Marshall was married to Josephine Mozier Banks (1860–1933). Josephine, who was born in Middletown, Rhode Island, was the second daughter of Dr. James Lenox Banks and Isabella (née Mozier) Banks.[9] She was also a niece of bibliophile and philanthropist James Lenox. Together, they maintained a home at 6 East 77th Street in New York City and were the parents of:[5]
- Evelyn Isabella Marshall (1889–1979),[10] who married banker and publisher Marshall Field III (1893–1956) in 1915.[11][12] They divorced in 1930, and in 1937 she married Diego Suarez Costa (1888–1974), counselor to the Colombian delegation to the United Nations in 1937 who later became the press attaché and minister counselor for Chile in Washington, D.C. from 1948 until 1952.[10]
- Charles Henry "Buddie" Marshall III (1891–1952),[13] who married Alice Ford Huntington, a daughter of Bob Huntington and sister of Helen Huntington (the first wife of Vincent Astor).[14] They divorced and in 1932, he married Brooke (née Russell) Kuser (1902–2007). Brooke, the daughter of John H. Russell Jr. (16th Commandant of the Marine Corps), was divorced from New Jersey State Senator John Dryden Kuser. Brooke's son from her first marriage, Anthony Dryden Marshall, adopted the Marshall surname. After Charles' death, Brooke became the third wife of Vincent Astor in 1953.[15]
Marshall died from an acute aneurysm at his apartment, at 44 Rue de Villejust in Paris, France, on July 2, 1912.[1]
Descendants
Through his daughter Evelyn, he was the grandfather of Barbara Field (1918–1984), Bettine Field,[16] Marshall Field IV (1916–1965), the owner of the Chicago Sun-Times.[11]
Through his son Charles, he was the grandfather of Peter Marshall and Helen Huntington Marshall (1918–2007),[17] who married conductor Ernest Schelling and, after Schelling's death, cellist János Scholz.[18]
Legacy and honors
- The World War II Liberty Ship SS Charles H. Marshall was named in his honor.
References
- "CHAS. H. MARSHALL IS DEAD IN PARIS Old New Yorker, Who Was a Dock Commissioner Under Mayor Hewitt" (PDF). The New York Times. July 3, 1912. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER DIES SUDDENLY; Noted Lawyer and Writer Ill but One Day. Leading Authority on American Admiralty and Author of the Satire of "Flora McFlimsey of Madison Square."". The New York Times. 10 September 1902. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- Butler, William Allen (1867). Memorial of Charles H. Marshall. D. Appleton. p. 90. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "Marshall, Charles H., 1837–1912". research.frick.org. Frick Archives Directory for the History of Collecting. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "C.H. MARSHALL LEFT NEARLY $5,000,000 Bulk of Former Dock Commissioner's Estate Goes to His Immediate Family" (PDF). The New York Times. July 6, 1912. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- 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.
- Patterson, Jerry E. (2000). The First Four Hundred: Mrs. Astor's New York in the Gilded Age. Random House. p. 224. ISBN 9780847822089. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- Keister, Lisa A. (2005). Getting Rich: America's New Rich and How They Got That Way. Cambridge University Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780521536677. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- "Mrs. Charles Henry Marshall (1860-1933)". nyhistory.org. New-York Historical Society. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "Evelyn M. Suarez, 91, Sought Improvements In U.S. Maternity Care" (PDF). The New York Times. December 6, 1979. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "Henry Field Dies In Hospital Here. Grandson of the Late Marshall Field Suffers Relapse After an Operation. His Bride At Bedside. Had Been Active in Management of the Chicago Store Founded by His Grandfather" (PDF). The New York Times. July 9, 1917. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
Henry Field, grandson of the late Marshall Fleld of Chicago, died yesterday morning at the Presbyterian Hospital, following an operation. He had been ill for several weeks, and was operated upon an Thursday by Dr. Adrian Lambert. It
- "MARSHALL FIELD AND MISS MARSHALL WED Young Heir to $60,000,000 of Grandfather's Estate Leaves Sick Bed to Marry. A FEW RELATIVES PRESENT Mgr. Hayes Officiates at Ceremony In Bride's Home — Will Leave Soon on Florida Honeymoon" (PDF). The New York Times. February 7, 1915. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "C. H. MARSHALL, 61, STOCKBROKER, DIES; Senior Partner in Investment Firm of Butler, Herrick & Marshall Active in Charity" (PDF). The New York Times. November 30, 1952. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- Hill, Edwin Charles; Porter, Bela James (1923). The Historical Register: A Biographical Record of the Men of Our Time who Have Contributed to the Making of America. E.C. Hill. p. 13. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "MRS. MARSHALL WED TO VINCENT ASTOR | Daughter of Late Maj. Gen. J. H. Russell Bride of Financier at Bar Harbor Ceremony" (PDF). The New York Times. October 9, 1953. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "BETTINE FIELD WED TO A MAL ENSIGN; Daughter of Marshall Field Is Bride of McChesney Goodall Jr. in St. Bartholomew's" (PDF). The New York Times. June 14, 1942. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- Columbia, David Patrick (1 April 2009). "A conversation with Mrs. Astor". www.newyorksocialdiary.com. New York Social Diary. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "Paid Notice: Deaths SCHOLZ, HELEN PEGGY (MARSHALL)". The New York Times. August 5, 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2019.