Robert L Gerry Jr

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Robert Livingston Gerry, Jr. ( born ? ) ( died ? ) was an accomplished American polo player.

Two-time winner of the U.S. Open Polo Championship.

• Won in 1939 playing the #2 position for the Bostwick Field team.
• Won in 1940 playing the #2 position for the Aknusti team.
• Lost in finals of 1941 championship while playing for the Aknusti team.

(From 1923 to 1941 all U.S. Open Polo Championships were played at Meadow Brook on Long Island, NY)

[edit] Family

• Son of Robert L. Gerry, Sr.
• Nephew of Peter G. Gerry
• Nephew of W. Averell Harriman
• Grandson of railroad baron E.H. Harriman. (Mother was EH Harriman's daughter, Cornelia Harriman, who married Robert L. Gerry, Sr.)
• Great-great grandson of Elbridge Gerry, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
• Surviving children: Robert L. Gerry III

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[edit] Sources

• Gerry family archive at Hartwick College
• U.S. Open Polo history
• 1939 U.S. Open Polo Championships
• Time Magazine documentation of 1941 loss in U.S. Open finals