Carroll Livingston Wainwright

Carroll Livingston Wainwright
Wainwright painting in 1923
Born(1899-12-02)December 2, 1899
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 6, 1967(1967-07-06) (aged 67)
East Hampton, New York
EducationPawling School
Spouse
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(m. 1920; div. 1932)​
ChildrenStuyvesant Wainwright II
Caroline DePeyster Wainwright
Carroll L. Wainwright Jr.
Parent(s)Stuyvesant Wainwright
Caroline Smith Snowden
RelativesJonathan M. Wainwright (uncle)
Loudon Wainwright Jr. (nephew)
A. Loudon Snowden (grandfather)

Carroll Livingston Wainwright (December 2, 1899 – July 6, 1967) was an American artist and socialite.[1]

Early life

Wainwright was born on December 2, 1899, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Stuyvesant Wainwright (1863–1930)[2][3] and Caroline Smith Snowden (1865–1960).[4] His siblings included Stuyvesant Wainwright (1891–1975)[5] J. Howard Wainwright, and Loudon Snowden Wainwright (1898–1942). After his parents' divorce, his mother remarried to Dr. Carl F. Wolff (1864–1934),[4] and his father remarried to Sarah Hughes.[2]

He was a nephew of General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1883–1953), a four star-general who was the hero of Bataan and commander of the U.S. forces in the Philippines during World War II.[6] Through his brother, Loudon, he was the uncle of Loudon Wainwright Jr., and the grand-uncle of Loudon Wainwright III, the singer and songwriter, himself the father of Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche.[7]

His paternal grandparents were Margaret (née Livingston) Wainwright and John Howard Wainwright, who was the son of the Bishop of New York, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright.[8] His maternal grandparents were Elizabeth Robinson Smith and Archibald Loudon Snowden, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Serbia, Romania and Greece.[9] He was a direct descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New York.[7]

Career

After his marriage in 1920, he became a Wall Street broker.[1] In 1923, he left Wall Street and became a painter, continuing nearly the rest of his life.[10] He focused his art on painting miniatures.[10]

In 1927, the family moved to East Hampton, New York, where they built an imposing house called "Gulf Crest," that was valued at $350,000 in 1937.[11]

Military service

During World War I, he left the Pawling School, and enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve, where he served patrol boat duty.[12] In 1942, Wainwright again enlisted, serving on an anti-submarine patrol sailing ship out of Greenport.[1]

Personal life

On May 27, 1920,[12] Wainwright eloped and married 18 year-old Edith Catherine Gould (1900–1937).[11] She was the daughter of millionaire George Jay Gould I (1864-1923) and Edith M. Kingdon (1864-1921).[13] Before their divorce in 1932,[14] they became the parents of:

  • Stuyvesant Wainwright II (1921–2010), who represented New York's 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953 to 1961.[6]
  • Caroline DePeyster Wainwright (1924–1969), who married Edward T. Shean, an investment banker, in 1945. They divorced in 1963.[15]
  • Carroll Livingston Wainwright Jr. (1925–2016),[16] who married Nina Walker in 1948.[17][7]

In February 1931, he was committed to the Bloomingdale Hospital at White Plains by his brothers. In their suit, they claimed he had been subject to hallucinations since 1916, when he had pneumonia and an appendicitis operation. They claimed he had suffered breakdowns in 1916, 1923 and 1929 because of overwork and the strenuous demands of society.[18] Three months later, he was released.[19]

After their divorce in January 1932, his ex-wife immediately married Sir Hector MacNeal, the Scottish shipowner.[1][20] There was no property settlement.[18]

Wainwright died in 1967 in East Hampton on Long Island.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Carroll Wainwright, Artist and Member Of L.I. Family, Dies". The New York Times. 7 July 1967. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "S. WAINWRIGHT DIES; NOTED YACHTSMAN; Was Descendant of Governor Peter Stuyvesant and Bishop Wainwright. NAVAL OFFICER IN THE WAR Raced Yachts for Several Decades-- Representative J. Mayhew Wainwright a Brother". The New York Times. 4 November 1930. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Wills of G. Henry Mahlstedt and Stuyvesant Wainwright Also Filed in Court. Mahlstedt Left All to Widow. Wainwright's Secretary Gets $15,000". The New York Times. 22 November 1930. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "MRS. CARL F. WOLFF". The New York Times. 14 March 1960. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ Times, Special To The New York (5 February 1975). "Stuyvesant Wainwright Dead; Bridge Player and Broker, 84". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b "WAINWRIGHT, STUYVESANT II". The New York Times. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Fox, Margalit (1 October 2016). "Carroll Wainwright Jr., 'Silk-Stockinged Stowaway,' Dies at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Death of Bishop Wainwright". The New York Times. September 22, 1854. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  9. ^ Times, Special To The New York (7 September 1912). "COL. A. L. SNOWDEN DEAD.; Ex-Minister to Spain Expires After a Long Illness". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. ^ a b Times, Special To The New York (27 July 1923). "C.L. WAINWRIGHT TO PAINT.; New-Yorker to Give Brokerage Second Place to Miniatures". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Lady MacNeal Dies. Was Edith Gould. Granddaughter of Financier, 36, Succumbs at Estate in East Hampton. Wife of British Knight. Wrote Autobiography Telling of Family Life ..." The New York Times. September 12, 1937. Retrieved 2008-08-22. Lady MacNeal, the former Edith Gould, granddaughter of the late Jay Gould, died at Gulf Crest, her estate here, late last night. Lady MacNeal, who was 36 years old, had been in poor health for two years. Death was caused by a liver ailment. Born on Father's Yacht. Edith Catherine Gould, next to the youngest of seven children, was the daughter of the late George J. Gould and Edith Kingdon Gould. ...
  12. ^ a b Times, Special To The New York (27 May 1920). "MISS EDITH GOULD A RUNAWAY BRIDE AFTER MOTOR TRIP; Daughter of George Gould Marries Carroll L. Wainwright at Elkton, Md. | BRIDE 18, BRIDEGROOM 21 | Engagement Had Been Kept Secret from Both Families. the Parents Say. | YOUNG MAN AN ART STUDENT | Member of an Old New York Family and Grandson of Bishop Wainwright". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  13. ^ Times, Special To The New York (29 May 1920). "WAINWRIGHTS WED IN SECRET FOR 'THRIFT'; 'Avoided Needless Expense,' Says Art Student, with His Bride, Edith Gould, at Atlantic City". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Divorced & Remarried". Time. February 8, 1932. Mrs. Edith Gould Wainwright, 30, daughter of the late George Jay Gould I; from Carroll Livingston Wainwright I, 33, Manhattan socialite who was committed by his brothers to Bloomingdale Hospital last year, was later adjudged to be "mentally competent"; in Reno. Grounds: mental cruelty. Mrs. Wainwright immediately married Sir Hector Murray MacNeal, 53, Scottish shipowner.
  15. ^ "MRS. CAROLINE SHEAN". The New York Times. 28 August 1969. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  16. ^ "C.L. WAINWRIGHT JR. HERE AS STOWAWAY; Former Edith Gould's Son, 8, Boards Ship at Bermuda to See Father in New York. GRANDMOTHER PAYS FARE Another Stowaway on Queen of Bermuda Is W.L. Hires, 16, Nephew of Root Beer Man". The New York Times. 1 December 1934. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  17. ^ Times, Special To The New York (3 July 1948). "NINA WALKER WED TO FORMER MARINE; Pine Manor Alumna Married in East Hampton Ceremony to C. L. Wainwright Jr". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  18. ^ a b Times, Special To The New York (26 January 1932). "EDITH GOULD GETS DIVORCE, IS REWED; She Marries Hector McNeal in Reno a Few Hours After Ob- taining a Decree in Court. NO PROPERTY SETTLEMENT Mental Cruelty Was Grounds Set Up Against Wainwright -- Wife Wins Custody of Children". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  19. ^ Times, Special To The New York (21 May 1931). "C. WAINWRIGHT WINS COMPETENCY RULING; In Sanitarium Three Months He Is Adjudged Able to Manage His Affairs. BROTHERS BRING ACTION Jury Disregards Opinion of Three Psychiatrists--He Lays Illness to Strenuous Social Duties". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  20. ^ Times, Special To The New York (12 September 1937). "LADY M'NEAL DIES; WAS EDITH GOULD; Granddaughter of Financier, 36, Succumbs at Estate in East Hampton; WIFE OF BRITISH KNIGHT; Wrote Autobiography Telling of Family Life as a Child -- Niece of Duchess". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2017.