Kingdon Gould, Sr.

Kingdon Gould, Sr.

Kingdon Gould I (August, 1887 – November 7, 1945) was a financier and polo player.

Biography

He was the son of George Jay Gould I (1864-1923) and Edith M. Kingdon (1864-1921). He married Annunziata Camilla Maria Lucci (1890-1961). [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Annunziata Camilla Maria Lucci |url= |quote=Miss Annunziata Camilla Maria Lucci, of New York, whose marriage to Kingdon Gould, polo player and millionaire sportsman and son of Mr. and Mrs. George J. ... |publisher=Lincoln Daily Star |date=July 8, 1917 |accessdate=2008-06-19 ] Together they had the following children:

*Silvia Annunziata Gould (1919-1980)
*Edith Kingdon Gould (1920-2004) who married Guy Martin (1911-?)
*Kingdon Gould, Jr. (1925-) was Ambassador to Luxembourg and the Netherlands under Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford.

"Time" wrote on July 27, 1942 :

To beat the gas & rubber shortage Manhattan’s Mrs. Kingdon Gould took the old family carriages out of moth balls, sent Daughter Edith to buy a pair of horses. Inexperienced Daughter Edith came back with a pair of brewery-truck-model Percherons. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=People |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,802366,00.html |quote=To beat the gas & rubber shortage Manhattan's Mrs. Kingdon Gould took the old family carriages out of moth balls, sent Daughter Edith to buy a pair of horses. Inexperienced Daughter Edith came back with a pair of brewery-truck-model Percherons. |publisher=Time (magazine) |date=July 27, 1942 |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]

Death

Kingdon died on November 7, 1945, and was buried in his father’s mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Kingdon Gould, 58, Long A Financier. Grandson Of Founder Of Family Fortune Dies. Once On Rail Boards. Officer In 1918. |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50D16FC3D5B10738DDDA10894D9415B8588F1D3 |quote=Kingdon Gould, financier eldest son of the late George J. and Edith Kingdon Gould, and grandson of Jay Gould, financier and railroad ... |publisher=New York Times |date=November 8, 1945 |accessdate=2008-06-19 ]

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