Dunbar Wright Bostwick
| Dunbar Wright Bostwick | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1908 Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Died | January 25, 2006 (aged 98) Shelburne, Vermont, United States |
| Education | St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire) , Yale University |
| Occupation | Polo player, Racehorse owner/breeder/trainer/driver |
| Spouse(s) | Electra Webb |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Siblings: Dorothy Stokes (1899–2001) Albert C. Jr. (1901–1980) Lillian Stokes (1906–1987) George H. "Pete" (1909–1982) |
Dunbar Wright Bostwick (January 10, 1908 – January 25, 2006) was an American businessman, hockey player, pilot and horseman.
Dunbar Bostwick was the fourth child of Albert Carlton Bostwick Sr. and Mary Lillian Stokes. His father was a prominent New York automobile and yacht racer. His grandfather, Jabez A. Bostwick, was a partner of John D. Rockefeller and a founder and treasurer of the Standard Oil Trust.
He attended St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire) and Yale University. During his time at Yale, he served as co-captain of the famous 1932 hockey team and declined an invitation to play in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
In 1932, Bostwick married Electra Webb, a great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and daughter of James Watson Webb, Sr. and Electra Havemeyer Webb. The couple had four daughters and spent their time primarily between New York, NY, Old Westbury, NY, Shelburne, VT and Aiken, SC.
During World War II, Bostwick served in London, England with the U.S. Army Air Corps. He returned as a Lieutenant Colonel with a Bronze Star and a Belgian Croix de Guerre for his help in the organization of the Normandy Invasion in 1944.
Bostwick's siblings included Dorothy Stokes Bostwick, Albert C. Bostwick, Jr., Lillian Bostwick Phipps and Pete Bostwick. Like his siblings, Bostwick was a competitive horseman, who competed in polo and Harness racing events all over the country. He earned a 6-goal polo handicap and played for the Aiken Knights and the Bostwick Field polo teams during the 1930s.
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