A. Kingsley Macomber
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| Born |
March 7, 1874 Morristown, New Jersey United States |
| Died | October 6, 1955 (aged 81) Paris, France |
| Residence | Paicines, California, Newport, Rhode Island, Paris, France |
| Occupation | Adventurer, banker, land developer, rancher, racehorse owner/breeder, philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Myrtle Harkness |
| Parent(s) | Henry Kirke Macomber & Amelia C. Collerd |
Abraham Kingsley "King" Macomber (March 7, 1874 – October 6, 1955) was an American adventurer, businessman, philanthropist, Thoroughbred-racehorse owner and breeder. He was born in Morristown, New Jersey, the second of the three sons of Henry Kirke Macomber, a medical doctor who moved his family to Pasadena, California in 1883.
As a young man, in 1894 Kingsley Macomber explored parts of Central Africa at the invitation of American adventurer Frederick Russell Burnham. With Burnham and seven other Americans, he spent six months surveying and mapping in an area that today is known as Zimbabwe.
When hostilities broke out between the native Matabeles and the white intruders, Macomber escaped a massacre but then was caught in the Siege of Bulawayo. A small group of British and a few Americans held off attacks for two months at a hastily erected laager at Bulawayo until being rescued by the British military. Macomber soon left Africa and traveled to London, England where he was honored with a Fellowship in the Royal Geographical Society. In December 1896, he returned to the United States.
Kingsley Macomber's time in Africa led to a lifelong friendship with Frederick Burnham and years later in 1939, Burnham, Macomber and John Eagle gifted a natural history collection to the state of Arizona. Although largely African, the significant collection included artifacts gathered worldwide.
In 1899, in New York City, Kingsley Macomber married heiress Myrtle Harkness, the daughter of the wealthy Lamon V. Harkness, one of the largest stockholders in Standard Oil. The couple maintained residences on both coasts.
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