Occupation Silk merchant Children John Cheever Cowdin | Parents Elliot Cowdin Name John Cowdin | |
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Born March 22, 1858 Boston, Massachusetts Spouse(s) Gertrude Cheever (d.1908), Madeleine Knowlton (d.1950) Residence Gramercy Park, New York City, New York, United States, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, New York, United States | ||
John Elliot Cowdin (March 22, 1858 - January 7, 1941) was an American polo player.
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Biography
He was born on March 22, 1858 to Elliot Christopher Cowdin and Sarah Katharine Waldron. His father was a prominent New York businessman and a member of the 100th New York State Legislature.
He married Gertrude Cheever with whom he had a daughter and two sons.
John Cowdin played for the Rockaway Polo Club. He won the 1902 International Polo Cup and the first U.S. Open Polo Championship in 1904. He also won the Association and Added Cups, the Governor's Challenge Cup and the Senior Championship in 1896, 1899, 1902 and 1903.
His wife died on May 3, 1908 after a short illness while in Paris, France.
In 1912 his second marriage was to Madeleine Knowlton.
He died on January 7, 1941.
Legacy
He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in 2007. One of his sons, John Cheever Cowdin, was also a top level polo player.