Leonard Walter Jerome (1817 - 1891)

Born 3 Nov 1817 in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Clarissa (Hall) Jerome — married 5 Apr 1849 in Palmyra, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1891 at age 73 in Brighton, Sussex, England

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Leonard Walter Jerome was a financier, sportsman and stock speculator. Leonard made and lost several fortunes, he was known as "The King of Wall Street." Served as a major stockholder of the New York Times. The founder of Manhattan’s Academy of Music. His interests and passion centered around horseracing and yachting. The family home was at Madison and 26th St. in NYC.

His three daughters were known as "the Good, the Witty and the Beautiful." Jennie was 'the beauty' who married Lord Randolph Churchill, Clara Jerome 'the good’ married Morton Frewen (1853 - Sept. 4, 1924),and Leonie Jerome 'the witty' married Sir John Leslie (1857 - 1944). Leonie and John had four sons.

Several streets in NYC were named for Leonard Jerome.

While visiting with Jennie in England, Leonard died in 1891 but his body was returned to the US for burial.

Sources

• Wikipedia contributors, "Leonard Jerome," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leonard_Jerome&oldid=750132792 (accessed May 19, 2017).
• This person was created through the import of MASTER2011WIKITREE.GED on 27 January 2011.
• Gary Boyd Roberts. Notable Kin, Volume One. Publication: Name: Name: Carl Boyer, 3rd; Location: Santa Clarita, California; Date: 1998; Published in cooperation with the New England Historic genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts