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August Belmont
United States banker, financier and diplomat (1813-1890) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
August Belmont, Sr. (8 December 1813–24 November 1890) was born in Alzey, Hesse, to a Jewish family. He emigrated to New York City in 1837 when he became the American representative of the Rothschild family's banking house in Frankfurt. Later he became an American citizen, and married Caroline Slidell Perry, daughter of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry.
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Born | 8 December 1813 Alzey, Hesse |
Died | (1890-11-24)24 November 1890 |
Resting place | Island Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Financier, Racehorse owner/breeder |
Spouse | Caroline Slidell Perry |
Children | Perry (12/28/1850-5/26/1947) m. Jessie Robbins Sloane August II (2/18/1853-12/10/1924) - m. 1st Bessie Hamilton Morgan / m. 2nd Eleanor Robson Oliver H. P. (11/12/1858-6/10/1908) m. 1st Sarah Swan Whiting / m. 2nd Alva Erskine Smith Raymond Rodgers (7/19/1863-1/30/1887) Jennie (died age 10) Fredericka (9/27/1854-5/31/1902) m. Samuel Shaw Howland |
Parent | Simon & Frederika Elsass Schönberg |
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