Jay Gould II
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| Jay Gould II | |
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| Born | September 1, 1888 New York City |
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| Died | January 26, 1935 (aged 46) Margaretville, New York |
| Occupation | Tennis player |
| Spouse | Anne Douglass Graham |
| Parents | George Jay Gould I Edith Kingdon |
| Relatives | Jay Gould (grandfather) |
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| Gold | 1908 London | Individual | |
Jay Gould II (September 1, 1888 – January 26, 1935) was an American real tennis player and a grandson of the railroad magnate Jay Gould. 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] Anne Douglass Gould (married and divorced Frank Spencer J. Meador, Herman H. Elsbury, Ezra Wogoman, and Donald Valentine); and Jay Gould III (married and divorced Jennifer Bruce and Blair Roemer Stevens. His third and final marriage was to actress/singer Lina Romay to whom he was happily married until his death).
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."[3]
[edit] References
- ^ United States Court Tennis Preservation Foundation, Trivia Corner. Retrieved on July 26, 2006.
- ^ She married Ludlow W. Stephens on December 26, 1934
- ^ "Jay Gould Is Dead. Court Tennis Star. Grandson of the Financier Had Held Championship for Quarter of Century.", New York Times, January 28, 1935. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
