Oliver Harriman Jr.

Oliver Harriman Jr.
Born	November 29, 1862 New York City, U.S.
Died	August 14, 1940(1940-08-14) (aged 77) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University
Occupation	Stockbroker
Spouse	Grace Carley ​ ​ (m. 1891)​
Children	Oliver Carley Harriman, John Harriman, Borden Harriman
Parent(s)	Oliver Harriman Laura Low
Relatives	Anne Harriman Vanderbilt (sister) J. Borden Harriman (brother) Herbert M. Harriman (brother) E. H. Harriman (cousin)

Oliver Harriman Jr. (November 29, 1862 – August 14, 1940) was an American heir and stockbroker.

Early life

Oliver Harriman Jr. was born on November 29, 1862, in New York City.[1] His father, Oliver Harriman, was a dry goods businessman.[1] His mother was Laura Low.[1] He had four brothers and three sisters.

Harriman attended Princeton University, where he was a member of the Ivy Club, and graduated in 1883.[1]

Career

Harriman started his career at Winslow, Lanier & Co., an investment firm in New York City, where he worked from 1883 to 1888.[1] He became a partner in Harriman & Co. in 1888.[1]

Harriman served on the board of directors of the Continental Trust Company of New York.[1]

Harriman served in the National Guard of New York from 1888 onward.[1] He was a member of the University Club of New York, the Metropolitan Club, the Knickerbocker Club, the New York Yacht Club, and the Westchester Country Club.[1]

His wife became a philanthropist, serving as president of the National Conference on Legalizing Lotteries and the Camp Fire Girls.[2] Additionally, she joined the Southern Women's Democratic Club.[2] Her miniature portrait was done by Meave Thompson Gedney c. 1900 for art collector Peter Marié.[2]

Personal life

Harriman married Grace Carley of Louisville, Kentucky, on January 28, 1891.[2][3] They resided at 70 Park Avenue on the island of Manhattan in New York City,[4] and they summered in White Plains, New York.[1] They also owned a residence in Silver Spring, Maryland.[5] Together, Grace and Oliver were the parents of three sons,[5] including:

• Oliver Carley Harriman (1894–1971), a banker with Tucker, Anthony & Co.[1][6]
• Borden Harriman (1903–1940), who leapt to his death at the Philadelphia YMCA, several weeks after his father's death.[7]
• John Harriman (1904–1961), a financial writer for The Boston Globe.[8]

Harriman died on August 14, 1940, in Silver Spring, Maryland.[9] His funeral was held in White Plains, New York, where he was buried.[5] His widow died a decade later, on March 28, 1950.[10][11]

References

1. Harrison, Mitchell Charles (1902). Prominent and Progressive Americans: An Encyclopædia of Contemporaneous Biography. New York City: New York Tribune. pp. 150–151. OCLC 12266525.
2. "Mrs. Oliver Harriman, Jr. (1873-1950)". New-York Historical Society. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
3. "Three Weddings of Note" (PDF). The New York Times. New York, New York. January 29, 1891. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
4. "Xmas Gift For Mrs Oliver Harriman, Jr.?". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. December 27, 1902. p. 8. Retrieved December 9, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Oliver Harriman, 77, Ex-Broker, Dies". The Sun. New York, New York. August 14, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved November 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "MRS. O.C. HARRIMAN OBTAINS A DIVORCE; Receives $500 Monthly Alimony and Custody of the Two Children" (PDF). The New York Times. 31 January 1924. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
7. "BORDEN HARRIMAN PLUNGES TO DEATH; Son of Late New York Broker Leaps Eight Stories at Philadelphia Y.M.C.A." (PDF). The New York Times. 12 September 1940. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
8. "JOHN HARRIMAN, BOSTON NEWSMAN; Financial Writer for Globe Dies--Wrote Novels and Articles for Magazines" (PDF). The New York Times. 2 January 1961. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
9. "Oliver Harriman, Stock Broker, Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. New York, New York. August 15, 1940. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
10. "Mrs. G. Harriman Financier's Widow". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 29 Mar 1950. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
11. "Mrs. Harriman, 77, Civic Leader, Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. New York, New York. March 29, 1950. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

External links

• Media related to Oliver Harriman Jr. at Wikimedia Commons