John Vernou Bouvier III
| John Vernou Bouvier III | |
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| Born |
May 19, 1891 East Hampton, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 3, 1957 (aged 66) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Liver cancer |
| Resting place | Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Black Jack Bouvier |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Occupation | Stockbroker |
| Known for | Father of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Norton Lee (m. 1928; div. 1940) |
| Children |
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Lee Radziwill |
| Relatives |
Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale (sister) Edith Bouvier Beale (niece) Phelan Beale, Jr. (nephew) Bouvier Beale (nephew) John F. Kennedy (son-in-law) |
John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier III (May 19, 1891 – August 3, 1957) was an American Wall Street and socialite. He was the father of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, socialite Lee Radziwill, and the father-in-law of President John F. Kennedy. His nickname, "Black Jack", referred to his omnipresent dark tan and his flamboyant lifestyle.
Bouvier was born in East Hampton, New York. He was the eldest of five children born to Major John Vernou Bouvier, Jr. (1865–1948), a successful attorney, and Maude Frances Sergeant (1870–1940). Bouvier's great-grandfather, Michel Bouvier (1792–1874), was a French Canadian cabinetmaker who immigrated through Niagara New York along with several other family members. He settled in Philadelphia, where he opened a cabinet making or furniture shop, making fine furniture for customers including Stephen Girard. As well as doing fine cabinetry Michel Bouvier had a business distributing firewood. To support this he acquired large tracts of timber, some of which turned out to be above coal. Michel gained his fortune later in real estate speculation. His son, Michel Charles (M.C.) Bouvier, further distinguished himself in the world of finance on Wall Street. M.C. left his fortune to his nephew, Major John Vernou Bouvier, Jr., who used it to buy an estate in East Hampton, Long Island, known as Lasata.
Bouvier had a younger brother, William Sergeant "Bud" Bouvier (1893–1929), who died from alcoholism, and three younger sisters, Maude R. Bouvier Davis, Michelle C. Bouvier Scott Putnam, and Edith Ewing Bouvier (wife of Phelan Beale, Sr., mother of Edith Bouvier Beale, Phelan Beale, Jr., and Bouvier Beale).
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