Morgan Belmont | |
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 Morgan Belmont in 1922 | |
| Born | March 19, 1892 |
| Died | September 17, 1953 (aged 61) |
| Parent(s) | August Belmont Jr. Bessie Hamilton Morgan |
Morgan Belmont (March 19, 1892 - September 17, 1953) was head of August Belmont & Co., the banking firm. [1]
He was born on March 19, 1892, in Hempstead, New York, to August Belmont Jr. and Bessie Hamilton Morgan. [1] He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1914. He became a senior partner in the investment house of August Belmont & Co. He retired in 1925. [2]
In 1915 he married Margaret Frances Andrews. [3] [4] Her daughter, Margaret Andrews Morgan Belmont, was born in August 1917. [5] His wife, Margaret Frances Andrews, died on November 2, 1945. [1]
He died on September 17, 1953, in East Hampton, New York. [1]
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The marriage of Miss Margaret Frances Andrews, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Andrews, and Morgan Belmont, youngest son of August Belmont, will be celebrated a week from today at the residence of the bride's parents. Rockry Hall.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Belmont w as christened Margaret Andrews Morgan, after her mother, this afternoon by the Rev. James T. Ward, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Miss Hannah Randolph of Philadelphia, one