Roderick Terry

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Roderick Terry (April 1, 1849 - December 28, 1933) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and philanthropist.

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Early life

His father, John T. Terry, 1895 John Taylor Terry (1822-1913) (cropped).jpg
His father, John T. Terry, 1895

Terry was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 1, 1849. He was the son of Elizabeth Roe ( née Peet) Terry (1826–1899) and merchant and banker John T. Terry, an associate of Edwin D. Morgan. [1] Among his siblings were Frederick Peet Terry (who married Ellen Mills Battell), [2] and John Taylor Terry Jr. [3] (who married Bertha Halsted, sister of William Stewart Halsted). [4] [5]

His maternal grandparents were Frederick Tomlinson Peet and Elizabeth Roe ( née Lockwood) Peet. [6] His paternal grandparents were Harriet ( née Taylor) Terry and Roderick Terry, a member of the Connecticut General Assembly who was president of The Exchange Bank in Hartford. [7] Terry traced his lineage to Gov. William Bradford of Mayflower and Plymouth Colony fame as well as Continental Army Col. Nathaniel Terry. [8]

He graduated from Yale University in 1870 and from Union Theological Seminary in New York City five years later in 1875. In 1881, Princeton University conferred on him an LL.D. degree. [8]

Career

Linden Gate, the Terry home in Newport. WEST FRONT FROM THE SOUTHWEST - Linden Gate, Old Beach Road, Newport, Newport County, RI HABS RI,3-NEWP,64-2.tif
Linden Gate, the Terry home in Newport.

Shortly after graduating from Seminary, he was ordained in the Presbyterian ministry and his first church was in Peekskill in Westchester County, New York. His father had been among the founders of the Irvington Presbyterian Church in June 1853. Shortly after 1881, he became minister of the South Reformed Presbyterian Church in New York, later disbanded, which he held for twenty-four years until his retirement in 1905. [8]

From 1890 to 1900, he served as Chaplain of the 12th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers in the New York State National Guard. With that outfit, he took part in the Spanish-American War as a chaplain. [8] [9] In 1910, his name was mentioned as a possible candidate for mayor of Newport. [10]

In 1911 Terry was elected as a hereditary member of the Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati.

In Newport, he was president of the Newport Historical Society and as president of the Board of Directors for the Redwood Library and Athenaeum from 1916 to 1933. [8]

Books and manuscript collection

Similar to his father-in-law, who owned the famous Marquand Collection, Terry "was an assiduous collector of books and manuscripts and a major part of his collection was sold after his death (making $270,000 at three sales in 1934 and 1935), but his son did keep several thousand items." Upon his son's death in 1951, many of the items retained by him were left to the Redwood Library, including a number of letters. [11]

Personal life

His son, Roderick Terry, Jr., 1901 Roderick Terry, Jr.jpg
His son, Roderick Terry, Jr., 1901

On September 22, 1875, Terry married Linda Marquand (1852–1931), a daughter of Elizabeth Love ( née Allen) Marquand and Henry Gurdon Marquand. [12] Together, they lived at 169 Madison Avenue in New York City and were the parents of: [13]

They inherited his father-in-law's home in Newport, Rhode Island, known as Linden Gate, on the corner of Rhode Island Avenue and Old Beach Road. [18] The house was designed by noted architect Richard Morris Hunt and was built between 1872 and 1873. They were noted for their entertaining in Newport. [19] [20] [21] Linden Gate, which was inherited by their son Roderick, [22] destroyed by fire in 1973. [23]

His wife died at Linden Gate on May 28, 1931 after a long illness. [12] Terry died in Newport on December 28, 1933. [24] He was buried at Island Cemetery in Newport. [8] [25]

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  1. ↑ Who's Who in America. A.N. Marquis. 1923. p. 3027. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ↑ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (6 May 1939). "MRS. C. STOECKEL, PATRON OF MUSIC; Founder With Late Husband of the Annual Festival Held in Norfolk, Conn., Dies at 88 BUILT A HALL ON ESTATE Gave a Music Library to Yale, Aided Students--Donated Land for State Park". The New York Times . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "JOHN T. TERRY, 81; RETIRED FINANCIER; Former Director and Trustee of Banks and Railroad Is Dead at His Home". The New York Times . 1 June 1942. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "MRS. JOHN T. TERRY.; Leader in Philanthropies Here Dies in Garden City Hotel". The New York Times . 25 September 1930. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "JOHN TAYLOR TERRY". The New York Times . 12 July 1974. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Descendants of Robert Lockwood: Colonial and Revolutionary History of the Lockwood Family in America, from A.D. 1630. Printed privately by the family. 1889. p. 483. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1874). The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass. J. F. Trow & son, printers and bookbinders. pp. 297–298. ISBN   978-0-7884-4891-1 . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (29 December 1933). "THE REV. DR. TERRY DEAD IN NEWPORT; Philanthropist and Long Civic Leader, 84, Was Chaplain in Spanish-American War. PASTOR HERE 24 YEARS Newport Historical Society and Redwood Library Head--Noted as Collector of Books". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "12th Regiment Infantry New York Volunteers Spanish-American War". museum.dmna.ny.gov. New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Times, Special to The New York (24 October 1910). "REFORM MAYOR FOR NEWPORT; The Civic League and the Municipal Association Wish to Nominate Dr. Roderick Terry". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Roderick Terry, Jr. autograph collection". www.riamco.org. Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  12. 1 2 Times, Special to The New York (29 May 1931). "MRS. RODERICK TERRY DIES IN NEWPORT HOME; Wife of Retired New York Pastor and Daughter of the Late Henry Marquand". The New York Times . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  13. ↑ Reports of cases heard and determined in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. 1921. p. 284. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "RODERICK TERRY JR". The New York Times . 8 June 1951. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Died -- HALE". The New York Times . 29 December 1919. Retrieved 21 July 2022. On Sunday, Dec. 28, at Saranac Lake, N. Y., Eunice Terry Hale, wife of Eugene Hale Jr.
  16. ↑ "EUGENE HALE JR. DIES IN HOSPITAL; Retired Broker Was a Brother of U.S. Senator Frederick Hale of Maine. HARVARD LAW GRADUATE He Was a Member of the New York Stock Exchange More Than 20 Years". The New York Times . 17 February 1933. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "HALE -- TERRY". The New York Times . 16 November 1906. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  18. ↑ Times, Special to The New York (19 September 1910). "FINDS NECKLACE IN ROAD.; Coachman Recovers Mrs. Terry's Lost Diamonds Near Her Newport Villa". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  19. ↑ Times, Special to The New York (23 September 1928). "LADY S. WAVERTREE GUEST OF HONOR; Luncheon Given for Newport Visitor by Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont. RODERICK TERRYS HOSTS Entertainment at Linden Gate in Celebration of Their Wedding Anniversary". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  20. ↑ Times, Special to The New York (9 June 1929). "NEWPORT SEASON WELL UNDER WAY; Many Homes In the Resort's Summer Colony Have Been Opened. FRAZIER JELKES ENTERTAIN Due and Duchesse de Broglie Among Their Guests--Dr. and Mrs. Roderick Terry Hosts". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  21. ↑ Times, Special to The New York (1 July 1929). "COUNT A.P. VILLA HOST AT NEWPORT; Others Entertaining Over WeekEnd Are A.S. Roches, J.C.Waterburys and K.P. Budds. RENEWS GOLF COMPETITION The Rev. Dr. Roderick Terry to GivePrizes for Season Scores for Men and Women Players at Links". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  22. ↑ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (3 August 1937). "SEVERAL PARTIES GIVEN IN NEWPORT; Roderick Terry, Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs and Mrs. Lorillard Spencer Hosts". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "History Bytes: John Singer Sargent in Newport". newporthistory.org. Newport Historical Society. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  24. ↑ Times, Special to The New York (8 February 1921). "Rev. Dr. Roderick Terry Operated On". The New York Times . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  25. ↑ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (4 January 1934). "Terry Will Aids Institution". The New York Times . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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