Devereux Milburn
| Devereux Milburn | |
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Devereux Milburn on September 5, 1927 edition.
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| Occupation | Lawyer, Polo player |
| Born |
September 19, 1881 Buffalo, New York |
| Died | August 15, 1942 (aged 60) Westbury, New York |
| Major racing wins | |
| Westchester Cup (1909, 1911, 1913, 1921, 1924, 1927) | |
| Honours | |
| Cover of TIME Magazine (September 5, 1927) Inducted into the National Polo Hall of Fame (1990) |
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Devereux Milburn (September 19, 1881 – August 15, 1942) was an American champion polo player in the early to mid twentieth century. He was one of what was known as the Big Four in international polo, winning the Westchester Cup six times. His given name has also been alternatively spelled "Devereaux" in some publications.
Milburn was born September 19, 1881 in Buffalo, New York. He was the son of New York lawyer and politician John George Milburn and Mary Patty Stocking. His father was notably the chairman of the Pan-American Exposition in 1901 when President William McKinley was assassinated. McKinley later died of his injuries in Devereux Milburn's childhood home, but Milburn was not present during the incident. Milburn started at Oxford University in 1903 where he gained a rowing Blue. He was also on the university swimming team, and guided the Oxford University Polo team to victory in successive Varsity matches, winning by a margin of 14 goals on both occasions. Even swimming and playing polo against the same university on one day was no problem for him.
Milburn served during World War I as a major in the field artillery in France. He served as an Aide-de-camp for Major-General James H. McRae at Chatel-Chéhéry in 1917. He later practiced law at his father's firm Carter Ledyard & Milburn.
Milburn was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine on September 5, 1927 and was referenced in an article on the upcoming polo season in that edition.
Milburn married Nancy Gordon Steele, the daughter of Charles Steele a partner in J. P. Morgan and Company, on November 1, 1913. They had two daughters, Katharyn and Nancy, and two sons, Devereux Jr. and John. John was a combat pilot who died in an airplane crash four months after his father on December 2, 1942.
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