Morgan Belmont (March 19, 1892 - September 17, 1953) was head of August Belmont & Co., the banking firm.[1]

Morgan Belmont
Belmont in 1922
Born(1892-03-19)March 19, 1892
DiedSeptember 17, 1953(1953-09-17) (aged 61)
Parent(s)August Belmont Jr.
Bessie Hamilton Morgan

Biography

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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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  1. ^ a b c d "Morgan Belmont Dies At Age Of 61. Retired Head of His Family's Banking Firm Was Noted as Exhibitor of Retrievers". New York Times. September 19, 1953. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  2. ^ Harvard Alumni Bulletin. Harvard University. 1953.
  3. ^ "Morgan Belmont To Wed Miss Andrews. Son of August Belmont Engaged to Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrews". New York Times. April 25, 1915. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  4. ^ "Newport Plans" (PDF). New York Times. August 8, 1915. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 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.
  5. ^ "Daughter of the Morgan Belmonts Christened Margaret Andrews". New York Times. August 20, 1917. Retrieved 2020-10-21. 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