Relatives Jay Gould, grandfather Name Kingdon Sr. | Role Financier Died November 7, 1945 | |
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Born August 1, 1887 ( 1887-08-01 ) Spouse Annunziata Camilla Maria Lucci (m. 1917–1945) Children Edith Kingdon Gould, Kingdon Gould, Jr., Silvia Annunziata Gould Parents Edith Kingdon, George Jay Gould I Siblings Helen Beresford, Baroness Decies, Gloria Gould Similar People George Jay Gould I, Jay Gould, Edith Kingdon, Kingdon Gould - Jr, Frank Jay Gould | ||
Kingdon Gould, Sr. (August 15, 1887 – November 7, 1945) was a financier and champion polo player.
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Biography
He was born on August 15, 1887 in Manhattan, New York City to George Jay Gould I and Edith M. Kingdon. He attended Columbia University and graduated in 1909. He served as an officer in World War I.
He married Annunziata Camilla Maria Lucci (1890-1961) on July 2, 1917 in Manhattan, New York City. Together they had the following children:
Time wrote on July 27, 1942 :
To beat the gas & rubber shortage Manhattan’s Mrs. Kingdon Gould took the old family carriages out of moth balls, sent Daughter Edith to buy a pair of horses. Inexperienced Daughter Edith came back with a pair of brewery-truck-model Percherons.
Death
Kingdon died on November 7, 1945. He was buried in his father’s mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery.