Christopher Columbus Baldwin (May 18, 1830 – May 12, 1897) was the Naval Officer of the Port of New York from 1894 to 1897 who was prominent in New York Society during the Gilded Age.[1]
C. C. Baldwin | |
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| Naval Officer of the Port of New York | |
| In office 1894–1897 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore B. Willis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Columbus Baldwin May 18, 1830 Bunker Hill, Millersville, Maryland |
| Died | May 12, 1897 (aged 66) Newport, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse |
Sallie Roman
(m. 1865; died 1873) |
| Children | 4, including Louise, C.C. Jr. |
| Parent(s) | William Henry Baldwin Jane Maria Woodward |
Early life
editBaldwin was born in 1834 at his family's estate, Bunker Hill, near Millersville in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[1] He was the son of William Henry Baldwin (1792–1874) and Jane Maria (née Woodward) Baldwin (1798–1866).[2]
His father served with distinction in the War of 1812, under Commodore Lewis Warrington, and his grandfathers both served in the American Revolutionary War, commissioned officers in the 1st Maryland Regiment under General William Smallwood.[3]
He was educated in the South and moved to New York before the beginning of the Civil War.[1]
Career
editAfter moving to New York, he was associated with the dry goods business of Woodward, Baldwin & Co., which did a lot of business in the South, and controlled several of the largest manufacturers in the South.[4][5] In this role, he served as president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for four years when he resigned due to management differences with the other major stockholders.[1]
In 1884, he was appointed a member of the New York Aqueduct Commission by then Gov. Grover Cleveland, who was a close friend of his. He succeeded George W. Lane and served for four years, retiring in 1888.[3] After the Commission, where he was instrumental in the construction of the Croton Aqueduct, he returned to railroads and with D. J. Mackey, he invested in the Evansville and Crawfordsville Railroad.[1] He was also a director of the New-York Life Insurance Company and a trustee of the New-York Security and Trust Company.[3]
In 1894, then President Cleveland appointed him Naval Officer of the Port of New York,[3] Baldwin replaced Theodore B. Willis, who had been appointed by President Benjamin Harrison.[6] He served in this role until his death in 1897.[1]
Society life
editIn 1892, his son, daughter, and himself were included in Ward McAllister's "Four Hundred", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times.[7][8] He owned a cottage in Newport, known as the "Baldwin villa" which was located at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Narragansett.[9] The cottage was rented to Gouverneur Kortright in 1895.[9] In 1896, he rented Mrs. A. M. King's Newport cottage on Ayrault Street for the season.[10] He hosted Donald M. Dickinson at the home in July 1896.[11]
Baldwin was a member of the Manhattan Club, the Metropolitan Club, the Union Club, the Knickerbocker Club, the Democratic Club and Reform Clubs, the Southern Society, the Down Town Association, the South Side Sportsmen's Club, and the American Geographical Society.[1][12] He was also a governor of the Newport Casino and member of the Westchester Country Club.[3]
Personal life
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Baldwin was married to Sarah "Sallie" Roman (1843–1873).[13][14] She was the daughter, and sole heir, of James Dixon Roman (1809–1867), a U.S. Representative who was president and part owner of Old Hagerstown Bank.[15] Together, Baldwin and Sallie were the parents of four children:[13]
- Susie Blow Baldwin (d. 1873)
- James Dixon Roman Baldwin (1869–1912), a lawyer who did not marry.[16]
- Louise Roman Baldwin (1871–1950),[17] who married William Benjamin Bristow (1861–1955),[18] the son of Benjamin Bristow, the 30th U.S. Treasury Secretary and 1st Solicitor General, in 1907.[19]
- Columbus Calvert Baldwin (1872–1899), who died unmarried at age 26 of typhoid fever.[20]
Baldwin died in Newport, Rhode Island on May 12, 1897.[1][21]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "DEATH OF C.C. BALDWIN; The Naval Officer of the Port of New York Passes Away at Newport. HIS END WAS NOT UNEXPECTED He Went to Newport Against the Advice of His New York Physician -- Career of Mr. Baldwin as a Railroad Man and Office Holder". The New York Times. May 13, 1897. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Blizzard, Dennis F.; Hollowak, Thomas L. (2001). A Chronicle of War of 1812 Soldiers, Seamen, and Marines. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 9. ISBN 9780806351056. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "BALDWIN FOR NAVAL OFFICER; HIS NAME SENT TO THE SENATE BY THE PRESIDENT. J.A. Sullivan Also Nominated to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the Second District -- New-York Senators Would Say Little About the Nominees, but They May Make No Serious Opposition to Confirmation -- The Career of Mr. Baldwin". The New York Times. May 26, 1894. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Baer, Mary Baldwin; Baer, John Wilbur (1977). A History of Woodward, Baldwin & Co. Baer. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Warfield, Joshua Dorsey (1905). The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records. Kohn & Pollock. p. 126. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Harper's Weekly | Volume XXXIII., No. 1713. Harper's Magazine Company. 1889. p. 838. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ McAllister, Ward (February 16, 1892). "THE ONLY FOUR HUNDRED | WARD M'ALLISTER GIVES OUT THE OFFICIAL LIST. HERE ARE THE NAMES, DON'T YOU KNOW, ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR GREAT LEADER, YOU UNDER- STAND, AND THEREFORE GENUINE, YOU SEE" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "NEWPORT COTTAGES BEING OCCUPIED; Many Arrivals of Prominent People -The Casino Management". The New York Times. June 22, 1895. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "G. Kortright's Newport Home". The New York Times. January 24, 1895. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "MR. BALDWIN TAKES A COTTAGE.; The Naval Officer One of the Many Who Will Summer at Newport". The New York Times. May 31, 1896. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "THRONG OF VISITORS ATNEWPORT.; Don M. Dickinson and Senator Brice Among the Arrivals". The New York Times. July 26, 1896. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "INJURED AT THE HUNT; C.C. Baldwin's Horse Falls Upon Him, Bruising Him Severely, While Following Meadowbrook Hounds". The New York Times. November 10, 1895. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Scharf, John Thomas (2003). History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day, Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 1046. ISBN 9780806345659. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Hein, David (2009). Religion and Politics in Maryland on the Eve of the Civil War: The Letters of W. Wilkins Davis. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 125. ISBN 9781606086339. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "ROMAN, James Dixon - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "J. DIXON R. BALDWIN DEAD. Retired New York Lawyer Expired In London After Short Illness". The New York Times. July 6, 1912. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "MRS. WILLIAM B. BRISTOW". The New York Times. July 15, 1950. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "WILLIAM B. BRISTOW, RETIRED LAWYER, 94". The New York Times. December 22, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "BRISTOW-BALDWIN WEDDING.; Grace Church Ceremony Unites Members of Two Prominent Families". The New York Times. November 12, 1907. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ "DIED. Baldwin". The New York Times. October 26, 1899. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ The Sentinel Almanac and Book of Facts. Sentinel Company. 1898. p. 151. Retrieved October 6, 2017.