Ogden Mills
| Ogden Mills | |
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| Born |
December 18, 1856 Sacramento, California, United States |
| Died | January 29, 1929 (aged 72) New York City, New York, United States |
| Resting place | St. James Churchyard, Hyde Park, New York |
| Residence |
Livingston Mansion, Staatsburg 2 East 69th St., New York City 73 Rue de Varenne, Paris, France. |
| Occupation | Businessman, philanthropist, racehorse owner/breeder |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth T. Livingston (m. 1882; her death 1920) |
| Children | Gladys, Beatrice, Ogden |
| Parent(s) |
Darius Ogden Mills Jane Templeton Cunningham |
| Relatives | Whitelaw Reid (brother-in-law) |
Ogden Mills (December 18, 1856 – January 29, 1929) was an American financier and Thoroughbred racehorse owner.
Ogden Mills was born on December 18, 1856 in Sacramento, California to Jane Templeton Cunningham and Darius Ogden Mills (1825–1910). His father was a highly successful banker and investor who, upon his death in 1910, left Ogden Mills and his sister, Elisabeth Mills, who married Whitelaw Reid an estate valued at $36,227,391. As a result of his father's many corporate investments, Ogden Mills would serve on the Board of Directors of a number of companies including the New York Central Railroad.
A member of The Jockey Club, Ogden Mills raced horses in the United States and maintained a racing stable in France in partnership with Lord Derby. Among their successes in that country, they won the 1928 Grand Prix de Paris with the colt Cri de Guerre, bred by Evremond de Saint-Alary. On his death in 1929, Ogden Mills left to his daughter Beatrice, a resident of London, England, married to Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, his French racing stable and a home at 73 Rue de Varenne in Paris. That year, Beatrice led all French owners in purses earned.
In 1926, their daughter Gladys and son Ogden established Wheatley Stable which would become one of the preeminent racing and breeding operations in American racing history.
In 1882, Ogden Mills married Ruth T. Livingston (1855–1920), daughter of Maturin Livingston, Jr. (1815–1888) and Ruth Baylies (1817–1918), a descendant of Thomas Baylies (1687–1756). She was the twin sister of Elizabeth Livingston (1855–1943), who was married to William George Cavendish-Bentinck (1854–1909). She was also the granddaughter of Maturin Livingston (1769–1847) and Margaret Lewis (1780–1860), who was the only daughter and sole heiress of Gov. Morgan Lewis (1754–1844). Together, Ogden and Ruth had three children, twin daughters and a son:
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