Jay Gould II
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| Jay Gould II | |
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| Born | September 1, 1888 New York City |
| Died | January 26, 1935 Margaretville, New York |
| Occupation | Tennis player |
| Parents | George Jay Gould I and Edith Kingdon |
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| Gold | 1908 London | Individual | |
Jay Gould II (September 1, 1888 – January 26, 1935) was an American real tennis player, and son of financier George Jay Gould I. He was the world champion (1914–1916) and the olympic gold medalist (1908, under the name jeu de paume). He held the U.S. Amateur Championship title continuously from 1906–1925, winning 18 times (no tournaments were held during the U.S. involvement in World War I).[1] The court built for him by his father at the family's Georgian Court estate was restored in 2005.
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[edit] Biography
He was born on September 1, 1888 to George Jay Gould I. He married Anne Douglass Graham, and had the following children: Mrs. Ludlow W. Stephens[2]; Mrs. S.J. Meador; and Jay Gould III a student in the Arizona Desert School in Tucson, Arizona. He died on January 26, 1935, at Margaretville, New York. The cause of death was "hemorrhage of the esophagus brought on by a complexity of ailments."
[edit] References
- ^ United States Court Tennis Preservation Foundation, Trivia Corner. Retrieved on July 26, 2006.
- ^ She married Ludlow W. Stephens on December 26, 1934
