Pierre Lorillard IV
| Pierre Lorillard IV | |
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Sketch, c. 1888
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| Born |
October 13, 1833 Westchester, New York |
| Died | July 7, 1901 (aged 67) Fifth Avenue, Manhattan |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Occupation | Businessman, Racehorse owner/breeder |
| Known for | Tuxedo Club |
| Board member of | P. Lorillard and Company |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Taylor (m. 1858; his death 1901) |
| Children | Emily Lorillard Pierre Lorillard V Nathaniel Griswold Lorillard Maude Louise Lorillard |
| Parent(s) |
Pierre Lorillard III Catherine Griswold |
| Relatives | Louis Lorillard (brother) George L. Lorillard (brother) Peter Hill Beard (grandson) |
Pierre Lorillard IV (October 13, 1833 – July 7, 1901) was an American tobacco manufacturer and thoroughbred race horse owner.
Born in Westchester, New York, he was the son of Pierre Lorillard III (1796–1867) and Catherine Griswold. In 1760, his great-grandfather, and namesake, founded P. Lorillard and Company in New York City to process tobacco, cigars, and snuff. Today, Lorillard Tobacco Company is the oldest tobacco company in the U.S.
In the early 1880s, Lorillard helped make Newport, Rhode Island a yachting center with his schooner Vesta and a steam yacht Radha. He owned a summer estate in Newport called "The Breakers", which he sold to Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1882 in order to use his newly developed estate, the Tuxedo Club, at what became known as Tuxedo Park in Orange County, New York. Lorillard had inherited 13,000 acres (53 km²) around Tuxedo Lake, which he developed in conjunction with William Waldorf Astor and other wealthy associates into a luxury retreat. Lorillard hired famed architect Bruce Price to design his clubhouse and the many "cottages" of the era along with landscape architect Arthur P. Kroll, in 1929. Lorillard was also a member of the Jekyll Island Club, also known as The Millionaires Club.
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