George Lovett Kingsland
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George Lovett Kingsland | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1834 New York City, US |
| Died | July 14, 1892 (aged 57) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Spouse |
Helen Schermerhorn Welles
(m. 1875) |
| Parent(s) | Ambrose Kingsland Mary Lovett Kingsland |
| Relatives | Newbold Morris (grandson) George L. K. Morris (grandson) |
George Lovett Kingsland (September 4, 1834 – July 14, 1892) was an American merchant and railroad executive.
George Kingsland was born on September 4, 1834, in New York City.[1] He was the eldest of eight children born to Mary (née Lovett) Kingsland (1814–1868) and Ambrose Kingsland (1804–1878), a merchant who was the 71st Mayor of New York City.[2] Among his younger siblings was Ambrose Cornelius Kingsland Jr.,[3] (who married Katharine Aspinwall, daughter of merchant William Henry Aspinwall);[4][5] Henry Pierre Kingsland; Mary Helena Kingsland,[6] who married William Wright Tompkins (grandson of Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins); Cornelius Francis Kingsland; Walter Francis Kingsland,[7][8] Albert Alexander Kingsland;[9] Philip Kingsland, who died young; and Augusta Lovett Kingsland, who married Herman Leroy Jones.[10][11]
He was a member of the Kingsland family of New Jersey who had, for nearly 200 years, lived in and around Belleville, New Jersey.[2] His paternal grandparents were Cornelius Kingsland and Abigail (née Cock) Kingsland.[12][13] His nephew, Walter F. Kingsland, married Princess Marie Louise of Orléans in 1928,[14] and his niece, Marjorie Kingsland, married Viscount Robert de Vaulogé.[15] His maternal grandfather, George Lovett, was born in England.[16]
Kingsland attended Columbia University, where he was a member of the Alpha Zeta chapter of the Chi Psi fraternity,[17] and graduated in 1856.[1]
Career
After graduation from Columbia, Kingsland began his career with his father's firm, which became known as A. C. Kingsland and Sons,[18] and was located at No. 55 Broadway in lower Manhattan, eventually becoming a partner.[1] The firm was involved in the sale of sperm oil.[19][self-published source] In 1872, Kingsland became a director of the George's Creek and Cumberland Coal Company and served as the president of the George's Creek Railroad.[20]
After his father's death in 1878, George, along with his siblings, inherited the large estate. The property, which was not divided, was largely along the Hudson River in North Tarrytown, present day Sleepy Hollow, New York,[21] and George managed the estate for the whole family.[22]