Kingdon Gould, Sr. | |
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Gould and Annunziata Camilla Maria Lucci (1890-1961) in 1917
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Born |
Manhattan, New York City |
August 15, 1887
Died | November 7, 1945 Manhattan, New York City |
(aged 58)
Education | Columbia University |
Spouse(s) | Annunziata Camilla Maria Lucci (1890-1961) m. 1917 |
Children |
Edith Kingdon Gould Kingdon Gould, Jr. |
Parent(s) |
George Jay Gould I Edith Kingdon |
Relatives | Jay Gould, grandfather |
Kingdon Gould, Sr. (August 15, 1887 – November 7, 1945) was a financier and champion polo player.
He was born on August 15, 1887 in Manhattan, New York City to George Jay Gould I and Edith M. Kingdon. He attended Columbia University and graduated in 1909. He served as an officer in World War I.
He married Annunziata Camilla Maria Lucci (1890-1961) on July 2, 1917 in Manhattan, New York City. Together they had the following children:
Time wrote on July 27, 1942 :
To beat the gas & rubber shortage Manhattan’s Mrs. Kingdon Gould took the old family carriages out of moth balls, sent Daughter Edith to buy a pair of horses. Inexperienced Daughter Edith came back with a pair of brewery-truck-model Percherons.
Kingdon died on November 7, 1945. He was buried in his father’s mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery.