Ogden Phipps
| Ogden Phipps | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 26, 1908 New York City, New York United States |
| Died | April 21, 2002 (aged 93) West Palm Beach, Florida United States |
| Residence |
Old Westbury, New York, West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Occupation | Financier, tennis player, racehorse owner/breeder, philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) |
Ruth Bruyn (m. 1930; div. 1935) Lillian Stokes Bostwick McKim (m. 1937; her death 1987) |
| Children |
Henry Ogden Phipps Robert Lansing Phipps Ogden Mills Phipps Cynthia Phipps |
| Parent(s) |
Henry Carnegie Phipps Gladys Livingston Mills |
| Relatives |
Beatrice Mills (aunt) Ogden L. Mills (uncle) John Shaffer Phipps (uncle) Frederick Guest (uncle) Winston F. C. Guest (cousin) Ogden Mills (grandfather) Henry Phipps, Jr. (grandfather) |
| Awards |
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| Honors | Ogden Phipps Handicap at Belmont Park |
Ogden Phipps (November 26, 1908 - April 21, 2002) was an American , court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist. In 2001, he was inducted into the International Court Tennis Hall of Fame.
Ogden Phipps was born in New York City on November 26, 1908, the son of Henry Carnegie Phipps and Gladys Livingston Mills. He was named for his mother's brother, Ogden L. Mills. His grandfather Henry Phipps was a major philanthropist who had amassed a fortune as the second largest shareholder in the Carnegie Steel Company. Educated at Harvard University, Ogden Phipps became a champion court tennis player, capturing the U.S. championship seven times and the British championship once.
During World War II, Ogden Phipps served with the United States Navy. After the war he became a partner in the prominent brokerage firm, Smith Barney & Co. then used his training to head up Bessemer Securities Corporation, a private holding company that managed the fortune left to Phipps family members by their grandfather.
His mother and uncle loved Thoroughbred horses and formed Wheatley Stable in 1926 as a partnership that successfully raced and bred Thoroughbreds. Influenced by his mother, Ogden Phipps first registered his own black with cherry cap racing silks in 1932.
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