Bostwick family

Bostwick family

A branch of the New York Bostwick family rose to prominence when Jabez Abel Bostwick made a fortune in business and was a founding partner and first Treasurer of the Standard Oil Company.

* Albert Carlton Bostwick (1876-1911), philanthropist: Albert C. Bostwick Laboratory of Molecular Biology: Canine and Feline Parvoviruses at the Baker Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder whose horse Mate won the 1931 Preakness Stakes
* Dorothy Stokes Bostwick Smith Campbell (1899-2001), philanthropist, first woman to hold a helicopter pilot's license
* Dunbar Wright Bostwick (1908-2006), chairman of the Aviation Instrument Manufacturing Corp.; Standardbred horse breeder and a director and treasurer of the United States Trotting Association
* George H. "Pete" Bostwick (1909-1982), Hall of Fame polo player, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame steeplechase jockey and horse trainer
* Jabez Abel Bostwick (1830-1892), oilman
* Lillian Bostwick Phipps (1906-1987), prominent steeplechase horse owner


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