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- 1 2 3 The National cyclopedia of American biography. 1910.
Ladew, Edward R., manufacturer, was born at Shokan, Ulster со., New York, Feb. 18, 1855, a son of Harvey Smith Ladew. His father was one of the most prominent tanners and leather merchants of New York. He and Daniel B. Fayerweather became partners in the old leather firm of Hoyt Brothers, and upon the dissolution of that firm, in 1870, with Joseph B. Hoyt, formed the firm of J. B. Hoyt & Co., who were the first to make "scoured oak backs and "Hoyt's short lap belting." Edward R. Ladew, after a thorough education at Charlin Institute and Dr. Anthon's Grammar school, entered the business as a special partner in 1877. ...
- ↑ Antonia Petrash; Carol Stern; Carol McCrossen. "History of Glen Cove". Nassau County, New York . Retrieved 2009-11-30.
By the beginning of the 20th Century the Glen Cove began to see an influx of wealthy industrialists, bankers and business people who built lavish estates, many along the waterfront. Some of the families had already established businesses in the City, including the Ladew family who built the Ladew Leather work ...
- ↑ "Edward R. Ladew Dead. He Was a Well-Known Leather Manufacturer. Member of Many Clubs". The New York Times . August 31, 1905.
Edward R. Ladew died at his country home here to-day of cirrhosis of the liver. He was 50 years old and one of the best-known leather merchants and ...
- ↑ George Graham Lake. America's Successful Men of Affairs: An Encyclopedia of Contemporaneous Biography.
Joseph Harvey Ladew, tanner, son of the late Harvey S. Ladew, a young man of good ability, was born in New York April 10, 1864 [sic]. He received his education at Columbia College, and then found occupation as an assistant to his father in the management and operation of the leather business and the manufacture of belts. He was admitted to partnership in Fayerweather & Ladew, Feb. 1, 1889. He has already shown application and good management and promises to rank among the prominent merchants of this generation. He is a director in The United States Leather Co., holds a prominent position in the direction and management of the company, and also conducts the business of Fayerweather & Ladew with his brother, Edward R. Ladew. His clubs are the Union League, Riding, American Yacht, New York and Stamford Yacht, and Hide & Leather. He is owner of the steam yacht Columbia, 380 tons, a beautiful vessel built in 1893 [sic], 205 feet in length, and 23 feet deep, having a speed of 18 knots an hour.