Warren Delano IV
Miniature watercolor of Delano on ivory, by William Jacob Baer, 1896
Born(1852-07-11)July 11, 1852
Newburgh, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 9, 1920(1920-09-09) (aged 68)
Barrytown, New York, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
Spouse
Jean Walters
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(m. 1876)​
Children
  • Warren V
  • Lyman
  • Ellen
  • Jean
  • William
  • Laura
  • Sara
Parents
Relatives

Warren Delano IV[lower-alpha 1] (July 11, 1852 – September 9, 1920)[3][4] was an American horseman and coal tycoon.[5]

Early life

Delano (left), with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and Delano's sister, Sara Delano Roosevelt in Newburgh, New York, in 1905.

Delano was born at Algonac, the family estate in Balmville near Newburgh, New York in 1852.[1] He was a member of the Delano family as a son of prominent opium trader, Warren Delano Jr. (1809–1898), and Catherine Robbins (née Lyman) Delano (1825–1896). Among his siblings were younger sister Sara Ann Delano (the mother of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) and younger brother Frederic Adrian Delano, a railroad president.

His paternal grandfather was Captain Warren Delano Sr., who was involved in the New England sea trade, and his maternal grandfather was Judge Joseph Lyman of Massachusetts.[2] His paternal uncle, Franklin Hughes Delano,[6] was married to Laura Astor, a daughter of William Backhouse Astor Sr. and sister of John Jacob Astor III and William Backhouse Astor Jr.[7] (husband of Caroline Schermerhorn Astor).[8] Reportedly, Laura was the favorite granddaughter of John Jacob Astor, the founding family patriarch who was America's first millionaire.[9]

In his youth, he was reportedly barred from his best friend Dick Aldrich's home, Rokeby, for spiking the punch at one of Aldrich's mother's parties (Margaret Aldrich, the wife of Richard Aldrich).[10] Delano attended and graduated from Harvard University in 1874, where his future wife attended private art classes.[1]

Career

Delano served as the president of the Delano Coal Company, one of the largest coal operations in Pennsylvania. Delano was known as a subsidiary of the Lackawanna Steel Company. Delano Coal owned the Buena Vista Furnace, a hot blast iron furnace built in 1847, that by the time it was acquired in 1901,[11] consisted of 20,000 acres (81 km2) of coal land in Indiana and Cambria counties.[12] He also served as vice president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.[13]

In 1901, Delano founded Wehrum, Pennsylvania, a non-union company town for the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company, which contained 230 houses, a hotel, company store, jail, bank, post office, school, and two churches.[14] Wehrum was the largest town of what is now a series of ghost towns along the "Ghost Town Trail" that were abandoned when the mines declined and closed in the 1930s (the mines were eventually sold to the Bethlehem Mines Corporation in 1922).[15] He also founded Vintondale, Pennsylvania in Cambria County, and served as the President of Vinton Colliery Company and mayor of the town.

As of his death in 1920, Delano was a director of the Union Mining Company, served as president of the Delano Coal Company, and was chairman of the board of the Vinton Colliery Company.[2]

Personal life

In 1876, Delano was married to Jean "Jennie" Walters (1853–1922), much to her father's disappointment and discouragement as Jennie was his only daughter and companion following her mother's untimely death while abroad in 1862.[1] Jennie was the daughter of William Thompson Walters, a merchant and art collector,[16] and the sister of Henry Walters, who formed the Walters Art Museum from their father's collection.[17] Together, they lived in Orange, New Jersey, then New York City, before moving to Rhinebeck-on-Hudson, and were the parents of seven children, five of whom survived to adulthood, one son and four daughters:

On September 9, 1920, Delano was killed when the horse he was riding frightened by an approaching New York Central train, dashed onto the tracks at Barrytown, killing him instantly.[4] His widow died two years later in 1922.[33] His funeral was held at Steen Valetje in Barrytown and was attended by his nephew Franklin, then the Democratic vice presidential candidate.[34]

Steen Valetje residence

In 1875, Delano inherited Steen Valetje (which means "little stone valley" in Dutch), the estate built in 1851 for his uncle Franklin Hughes Delano on a wedding gift of land from the Astors' nearby Rokeby estate.[35] Franklin died childless. In 1881, Delano hired New York architect Thomas Stent to expand the property.[1][36]

At Steen Valetje, Delano moved his family and devoted himself to breeding horses.[37] At the time of his death, he had a stable of 65 horses, including saddle and driving horses and heavy draft horses,[4] and was an officer of the Springbrook Driving Park Association.[38] His son Lyman inherited Steen Valetje and his family kept the home until 1966 when it was sold by the family.[30]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Although commonly referred to as Warren Delano III, he was, in fact, Warren Delano IV, as his elder brother, who was born in 1850, was named Warren Delano III[1] and died in infancy before Warren Delano IV's subsequent birth in 1852.[2]
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  2. 1 2 3 "Delano Family Papers, 1568-1919". www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 542; Volume #: Roll 542 - 13 Mar 1900-22 Mar 1900.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "WARREN DELANO KILLED BY TRAIN AT BARRYTOWN His Favorite Horse, Frightened by Express, Dashed On Track, Carrying Him to Death. BORNE 150 FEET BY ENGINE Uncle of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Had Large Coal interests in Pennsylvania. OWNED STABLE OF HORSES He Intended to Exhibit Animal HeWas Driving at Dutchess County Fair Tomorrow" (PDF). The New York Times. September 10, 1920. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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  7. ↑ "THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN JACOB ASTOR. | INCLUDING THE FAMILIES OF BRISTED, WARD, CHANLER, CARY, DE STUERS, DELANO, VAN ALEN, ROOSEVELT, DRAYTON, WILSON, LANGDON, RUMPFF, BORELL, WILKS, KANE, CARROLL, DE NOTBECK, AND JAY" (PDF). The New York Times. March 6, 1898. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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  19. ↑ "100 AT DELANO RITES; Members of Roosevelt FamilyI at Funeral of President's Cousini" (PDF). The New York Times. July 26, 1944. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  20. ↑ "MISS BUNCE BRIDE OF JOHN G. JACKSON Many New York Guests Attend the Ceremony at Poughkeepsie. MISS LEILA BURNETT WEDS Marriage to Lyman Delano, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Delano of New York, at Southborough" (PDF). The New York Times. June 7, 1908. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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