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  Oliver Belmont - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (November 12, 1858, June 10, 1908) was a wealthy American socialite and Congressman.
Oliver's father was August Belmont, a Prussian Jew who came to the United States in 1837 as an agent for the Rothschilds, and accumulated enormous personal wealth.
Oliver was a bachelor at the time of his father's death and decided to build a summer house in Newport.
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 Belcourt Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oliver Belmont, at 33, was still a bachelor during the construction of his 60,000 square foot (5,600 m²), 60 room summer villa.
Belmont married Alva Vanderbilt, the former wife of William Kissam Vanderbilt, on January 11, 1896.
Oliver Belmont died in 1908, and surviving Belmonts sold their interest in Belcourt in 1940.
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 Belcourt Castle. Who is Belcourt Castle? What is Belcourt Castle? Where is Belcourt Castle? Definition of Belcourt ...
Oliver Belmont, at 33, was still a bachelor during the construction of his 50 000 square foot, 60-room summer villa.
Belmont was hospitalized in New York City, the victim of a mugging.
Belmont housed his vast carriage collection on the first floor, accessed by two huge carriage entrances on either side of the north façade.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Belcourt_Castle   (367 words)

  
 Belmont, Alva (Erskine Smith Vanderbilt)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1896, Alva Vanderbilt remarried Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, a scion of the prominent Belmont banking family.
After Oliver Belmontís death in 1908, Alva Belmont devoted her attention to the cause of womenís suffrage.
From 1921 to her death in 1933, the formidable Belmont served as president of the National Womanís Party.
www.vinnyswildworld.com /Belmont.htm   (194 words)

  
 History - History Of Belcourt Castle - Biography of Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
Oliver Belmont was born on November 12, 1858 at 109 Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Oliver Belmont was active in clubs, as his father had been.
Oliver Belmont served in Congress from New York's 13th District from 1901 - 1903, and was nominated for Mayor of New York on the Democratic ticket.
www.belcourtcastle.com /history/oliver_hazard_perry.html   (599 words)

  
 History - History Of Belcourt Castle - Alva Erskine Smith
Meanwhile, Oliver Belmont, socialite, a frequent guest at her parties, started in 1891 to build his own Louis XIII French Castle diagonally across the Avenue, also designed by Mr.
Belmont became a generous patron of the arts, and donated large sums to hospitals.
Alva Belmont is buried with Oliver in the Mausoleum at Woodlawn in the Bronx.
www.belcourtcastle.com /history/alva_smith.html   (642 words)

  
 Quahog.org: Belcourt Castle
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont was born on November 12, 1858, in New York City to August and Caroline Belmont.
Oliver's father, a banker of Prussian ancestry, was one of the richest men in the world.
Belmont chose his architect very carefully; it was none other than the extremely talented and respected Richard Morris Hunt, who had designed the base of the Statue of Liberty, many of the best Newport and New York mansions, and Biltmore, George W. Vanderbilt's country chateau in Asheville, North Carolina.
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 Class and Leisure at America's First Resort: Newport, Rhode Island, 1870-1914
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) was a publisher and politician, and a member of Newport's upper class.
Belmont was born in 1858 to a wealthy New York family.
Belmont was a New York congressman from 1901 to 1903.
xroads.virginia.edu /~MA01/davis/newport/biographies/belmont.html   (335 words)

  
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Matthew C. Perry was born in Newport, Rhode Island on April 10, 1794, the younger brother of another United States naval officer, Oliver Hazard Perry.
Caroline was the daughter of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, hero of the Mexican War and the officer later credited with having "opened Japan to the West," and her uncle was another naval commander, Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie.
Belmont (married to Caroline Slidel) in his short stay in the country got to be the President of the Democrat Party and he and his relative in- law Slidel of Louisiana were the ones who disturbed the Convention so the war could follow its course.
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 Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
Of Belmont heirs and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont or O.H.P. Belmont, his marriage to Alva Vanderbilt and the building of Belcourt and Brookholt
Among the lasting relicts of his life was Belcourt Castle, a 60-room French chateau, finished in 1894 at a cost of $3 million.
There, Oliver Belmont died of appendicitis in 1908.
www.raken.com /american_wealth/bankers_gilded_age/Belmont_10.asp   (154 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bella to Benedick
Matthew Calbraith Butler; father of Perry Belmont, August Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
Perry Belmont and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont; married
Son of August Belmont (1816-1890); brother of Perry Belmont and August Belmont (1853-1924).
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Ascending the Grand Swarovski Staircase, now a replica of the stairs in the Cluney Museum in France, guests reached Belmont's second floor Grand Hall.
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Belmont's creditors look to the Hop for payment; Laguna Hills-based eatery might replace At the Beach.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0806926.html   (226 words)

  
 Genealogical Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Belmont, Oliver Hazard Perry, legislator, financier; born in New York City, November 12, 1858; son of the late August Belmont.
He was formerly a member of the August Belmont and Company, bankers, and is now a director of the Night and Day Bank.
He was a member of the National Democratic Convention of 1901, and served in Congress from 1901 to 1903, from the Thirteenth New York District.
www.tqsi.com /cgi-bin/igmget.cgi/n=steadman?I06941   (207 words)

  
 Rhode Island: Localities: N: Newport: Arts and Entertainment: Architecture, American Architecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Astors' Beechwood Mansion Beautiful ocean front mansion located on Bellevue Avenue in historic Newport, Rhode Island, is the former home of the Queen of American Society, Caroline Astor.
Belcourt Castle Constructed for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, his summer cottage incorporated his love for horses and armor, medieval and renaissance architecture within 60-rooms.
Fort Adams Open to the public for special events, tours, and corporate meetings, largest coastal fortification in the U.S., special events include military reenactments, music festivals, and classic vehicle shows.
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 The Political Graveyard: Sons of the Revolution, politicians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
August Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; brother of
Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I. Perry Belmont (1851-1947) — of Babylon,
August Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; married 1899 to Jessie Robbins; brother of
politicalgraveyard.com /group/sons-rev.html   (1184 words)

  
 Attractions-Newport Rhode Island Bed and Breakfast, Agincourt Inn, RI
Each tour is a theatrical production of life in 1891.
Built in 1891-1894 for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
Art treasures and antiques from over 30 countries; ghost tours.
www.shadowlawn.com /newport-ri-attractions.htm   (244 words)

  
 NEWPORT (R.I.) - LoveToKnow Article on NEWPORT (R.I.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Leeds, Mrs O. Belmont (the " Marble Palace," built for W. Vanderbilt), Mrs Ogden Goelet, Mrs Robert Goelet, Perry Belmont, and J. Astorall on the Cliff Walk.
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1674), William Dyer, Thomas Hazard, Henry Bull (16091693) and Jeremy Clerke (d.
www.1911ency.org /N/NE/NEWPORT_R_I_.htm   (2378 words)

  
 Medicine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
After years of practice and teaching he became provost of the University in 1880, an office then corresponding to president, and is generally credited with the tremendous growth in size and prestige the University experienced at the end of the century.
His younger brother Oliver, after a career along the same lines, was president of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, member of the Philosophical Society, and until his death in 1962, remained one of Philadelphia’s most characteristic and genial Grand Old Doctors."
"The sculpture of Drexel, cast in Germany, was unveiled on June 17, 1905, at Belmont and Lansdowne Avenues (Fairmount Park).
www.users.voicenet.com /~wordinfo/deutsch/medicine.htm   (2827 words)

  
 Newport Black Ships Festival
Come visit the "summer cottage" Commodore Perry's grandson Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont built and see the 17th Century Japanese suit of armor on display.
Regular guided tours from 10:00am - 4:00pm daily, closed Tuesdays.
An exhibit of sketches of Perry; and a portion of the silver service given to him by Merchants of the City of New York.
www.newportevents.com /Blackships/activities.shtml   (290 words)

  
 Dowling College Library - Selected Arts and Humanities Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
An additional options list all major architectural structures by location, i.e., Newport.
Belcourt Castle, Newport, RI Belcourt Castle is the former home of Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
Road to the Triple Crown A brief history of the Belmont Race with a chronology of the winners with stats.
www.dowling.edu /library/links/ahlink.shtm   (5653 words)

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