Pierre Lorillard III
| Pierre Lorillard III | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 20, 1796 |
| Died | December 23, 1867 (aged 71) |
| Known for | Tuxedo Park, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Griswold |
| Children |
Catherine Lorillard Kernochan (m. James Powell Kernochan) Jacob Lorillard Mary Lorrillard George Lyndes Lorillard Louis Lasher Lorillard Pierre Lorillard IV Eva Lorillard Kip |
| Parent(s) |
Pierre Lorillard II Catherine Griswold |
| Relatives | Pierre Lorillard V, grandson |
Pierre Lorillard III (1796 – 1867) was the grandson of Pierre Abraham Lorillard, the founder of the P. Lorillard and Company. Pierre also developed Tuxedo Park, New York, one of the nation's early country clubs.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Red Blood for Blue.". Time (magazine). 1941-03-31. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
On a rainy day in September, 71 years later, Pierre Lorillard III got off a train and looked over his land. It was all his, by virtue of inheritance, purchase, and out-guessing his relatives at poker. Seven months from that fall day, he had built in the Ramapo hills 30 miles (48 km) of roads, a sewage and water system, a park gatehouse "like a frontispiece to an English novel," 22 cottages, two blocks of stores, stables, a dam, an icehouse, clubhouse, swimming pool.
- ↑ "The Country Club". American Heritage. 1990. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
In 1886 one of the more unusual country clubs was founded near New York City, the vision of a single man, Pierre Lorillard III. Heir to a great tobacco fortune, Lorillard owned no less than 600,000 acres (2,400 km2) of undeveloped land in New York’s Orange and Rockland counties, across the Hudson River and about an hour’s train ride from the city. At first Lorillard envisioned only a hunting and fishing lodge for himself and his friends, but this soon grew in his mind into a large clubhouse, cottages, and sports facilities surrounding a body of water long known locally as Tuxedo Lake.