Thomas Caldecot Chubb

Thomas Caldecot Chubb (14 November 1834 – 10 August 1887) was an English-born American founder of Chubb & Son.

Early life

Chubb was born on 14 November 1834 in London. He was a son of John and Sarah Chubb of St Pancras, Soper Lane, London.[1]

Career

In 1882 Chubb and his son, Percy, opened a marine underwriting business in the seaport district of New York City. They collected $1,000 each from 100 prominent merchants to start their venture, initially focusing on insuring ships and cargoes.[2] After his death in 1887, Percy took over as head of the firm and his youngest son, Hendon, became a partner in 1895. Percy also founded Federal Insurance Company.[3] His eldest son, Sidney, was also a partner until retiring in 1921 and moving to California, then Paris.[4] After Percy's death in 1930, Hendon became senior partner, serving in that role until his retirement in 1959.[5]

Personal life

In 1855, Chubb married Victoria Edds (1833–1917), a daughter of William Edds. Together, they were the parents of:

Chubb died in Smithtown on Long Island on 10 August 1887. He was buried in the churchyard of the Episcopal church in St. James, New York.[13] His widow died in Manhattan in April 1917.[14] In 1924, his son Hendon created the Victoria Foundation, named in honor of his late mother. Today, it "is one of the oldest private foundations in America."[15]

Descendants

Through his youngest son Hendon, he was posthumously a grandfather of Thomas Caldecot Chubb (1899–1972);[16] Alice "Margaret" Chubb (1901–1976),[17] who married J. Russell Parsons, a partner with Chubb & Son;[18] and Percy Chubb II (1909–1982),[19] who married Corinne Roosevelt Alsop (a daughter of Corinne (née Robinson) Alsop Cole, and Joseph Wright Alsop IV).[20]

References

  1. ^ Society, Harleian (1914). The Publications of the Harleian Society: Registers. The Harleian Society. p. 168. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Our History". Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  3. ^ a b "PERCY CHUBB DIES ON TRAIN IN CANADA; He Succumbs While on Way With Valet to Open His Fishing Lodge for Guests. MARINE INSURANCE EXPERT He Was Head of Firm of Maritime. Underwriters Here, Founded by His Father. Had Wide Business Interests. Had Noted Garden at Glen Cove". The New York Times. June 16, 1930. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b "SIDNEY C. CHUBB. Retired Marine Insurance Man of This City Dies at 74". The New York Times. September 18, 1930. p. 27. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "HENDON CHUBB, INSURANCE AIDE; Ex-Head of Family Firm Dies -- Founder and Chairman of Federal Company". The New York Times. September 5, 1960. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ Beach, Moses Sperry; Ely, William (1902). The Ely Ancestry: Lineage of Richard Ely of Plymouth, England, who Came to Boston, Mass., about 1655, & Settled at Lyme, Conn. in 1660. Calumet Press. p. 467. ISBN 978-0-8328-0518-9. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ Dickinson, Wharton (1905). Genealogy of the Westervelt Family. Higginson Genealogical Books. p. 85. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Mrs. Mabel Chubb Greene". The New York Times. April 10, 1930. p. 24. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  9. ^ Motter, H. L. (1911). The International Who's who: Who's who in the World : a Biographical Dictionary of the World's Notable Living Men and Women. International Who's Who Publishing Company. p. 540. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  10. ^ "BROTHER CHIEF HEIR OF PERCY CHUBB; Hendon Chubb to Receive All but 20th of Residue, Besides $900,000 Bequest. ESTATE PUT AT $2,000,000 Sister-in-Law Gets $450,000 and 4 Hospitals $25,000 Each--Roeth Estate to Cooper Union. $25,000 Each to Institutions. Roeth Estate to Cooper Union". The New York Times. July 10, 1930. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  11. ^ "MRS. HENDON CHUBB". The New York Times. April 21, 1955. p. 29. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  12. ^ "DEATHS. | CHUBB — Marian Knight". The New York Times. July 18, 1974. p. 38. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  13. ^ Fleming, Geoffrey K. (2006). St. James. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7385-4610-0. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Estates Appraised". The New York Times. November 16, 1917. p. 19. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Our History". www.victoriafoundation.org. Victoria Foundation. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Thomas Caldecot Chubb Dead; Biographer and Book Reviewer". The New York Times. March 22, 1972. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  17. ^ "MARGARET C. PARSONS". The New York Times. May 18, 1976. p. 29. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  18. ^ "J. RUSSELL PARSONS". The New York Times. June 10, 1970. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  19. ^ Clark, Alfred E. (October 11, 1982). "PERCY CHUBB 2D, 73; INSURANCE EXECUTIVE AND A BANK DIRECTOR". The New York Times. p. 12. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  20. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (December 24, 1997). "Corinne Chubb, 85, Philanthropist to Newark". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2024.