Seward Cary
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Seward Cary | |
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| Born | March 1, 1862 |
| Died | September 5, 1948 (aged 86) |
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Emily L. Scatcherd
(m. 1887; died 1934) |
| Parent(s) | Walter Cary Julia Love Cary |
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Seward Cary (March 1, 1862 – September 5, 1948) was an American polo player from New York State.
Seward Cary was born on March 1, 1862, in Buffalo, New York. He was one of seven children born to prominent Buffalo resident, Dr. Walter Cary and Julia (née Love) Cary.[1][2] His siblings included: Trumbull Cary; Thomas Cary; Charles Cary (who married Evelyn Rumsey); Jennie Cary (who married Laurence D. Rumsey); Walter Cary Jr., and George Cary.[3][1]
Cary was the paternal grandson of Trumbull Cary, a New York State Senator and Assemblyman.[1] His maternal grand-uncle was Brig. General George Maltby Love.[4] His nephew through his sister Jennie, was Charles Cary Rumsey, who married Mary Harriman (daughter of millionaire railroad executive E. H. Harriman and Mary Williamson).[1]
Cary attended and graduated from Harvard University.[5] While at Harvard, Cary was credited with bringing polo to the universty during the 1880s.[1] He was also a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon (aks The Dickey Club).[6] He attended Buffalo Medical College in the fall of 1886, where he belonged to the college society called the I.C.I.[7]