| Henry Dwight Sedgwick | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1861 Stockbridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 5, 1957 (aged 95) |
| Resting place | Stockbridge Cemetery (Sedgwick Pie) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, author |
| Spouse | Sarah Minturn (1895–1919) Gabriella May Ladd (1953–1957) |
| Children | Henry Dwight Sedgwick IV Edith Minturn Sedgwick Robert Minturn Sedgwick Francis Minturn Sedgwick |
| Parents | Henry Dwight Sedgwick II Henrietta Ellery |
| Relatives | Theodore Sedgwick (paternal grandfather) Ellery Sedgwick (brother) |
Henry Dwight Sedgwick III (September 24, 1861 – January 5, 1957) was an American lawyer and author.
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Sedgwick was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the second child of Henry Dwight Sedgwick II (1824–1903) and Henrietta Ellery (Sedgwick). On his paternal grandmother's side, he was part of the New England Dwight family.[1] His paternal grandfather was Theodore Sedgwick, and his brother was Ellery Sedgwick.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1882, he then studied law in Boston until 1884. Admitted to the bar in 1884, he practiced law in New York City from 1885 to 1898. He was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and was elected in 1893 as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, whose members were chosen from the National Institute; they have since become one entity. He also was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Boston) and the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Sedgwick married Sarah Minturn, daughter of Robert Bowne Minturn, Jr. (part owner of the Flying Cloud clipper ship) and Susanna (Shaw) Minturn of New York City, in 1895 (Susanna was the sister of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw). He was widowed in 1919. His second marriage was to Gabriella May Ladd. The full front page of the Boston Herald pictured them walking down the aisle on May 18, 1953. She had never been married before, nor did she ever marry again.
Henry D. Sedgwick and Sarah Minturn Sedgwick are buried in the Sedgwick Pie in Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
He was paternal grandfather to Edith Minturn "Edie" Sedgwick, an American socialite and heiress who starred in many of Andy Warhol's short films in the 1960s. He is also a paternal great-grandfather to actress Kyra Sedgwick.
Sedgwick was a friend to Leavitt Hunt, son of Vermont Congressman Jonathan Hunt (Vermont Representative) and, like Sedgwick, also a Harvard Law School-educated New York attorney. Hunt was also a photographer and brother of Boston painter William Morris Hunt and architect Richard Morris Hunt. Sedgwick and Leavitt Hunt frequently corresponded.[2]
This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.