Henry Brockholst Ledyard (1844 - 1921)

Born 20 Feb 1844 in Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Ancestors

Died 25 May 1921 at age 77 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Biography

Henry Ledyard is Notable.

Henry was born in 1844. He was the son of Henry Ledyard and Matilda Cass. He passed away in 1921.

DETROIT, Mich., May 25.-- Henry B. Ledyard, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Central Railroad, died of heart disease at his home in Grosse Pointe Farms today at 7:15 A. M. He was taken ill last Friday. Pneumonia set in and hastened the end. He was 77 years of age.

Mr. Ledyard was born in the American Embassy in Paris in 1844, when his father, Henry Ledyard, was secretary. He lived most of his life in Detroit. He is survived by two sons and a daughter, Henry and Hugh Ledyard and the Baroness von Kettler, all of this city.

Mr. Ledyard was the grandson of United States Senator Lewis Cass, famous Michigan Governor and Secretary of State in the Buchanan Administration. He was a brother of Lewis Cass Ledyard of New York City, who was personal counsel of the elder J. P. Morgan and Commodore of the New York Yacht Club and is one of the leaders of the American bar.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ The New York Times, 26 May 1921

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_B._Ledyard_Jr.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96825020/henry-brockholst-ledyard: accessed 17 September 2022), memorial page for Henry Brockholst Ledyard (20 Feb 1844–25 May 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96825020, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Rob Decker (contributor 47198109) .

• mentioned in father’s wikipedia profile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ledyard