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Captain '''Josiah W. Macy, Jr.''' (1838?-1876) was an American [[Captain (nautical)|Sea Captain]] and [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]].
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| birth_date = c. {{birth year|1837}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1876|10|5|1837| }}
| death_place = [[Harrison, New York]], U.S.
| occupation = [[Captain (nautical)|Sea captain]] and [[Philanthropy|Philanthropist]]
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| nationality = American
| children = Mary K. Macy Willets, [[Kate Macy Ladd]], and [[V. Everit Macy]]
| spouse = Caroline Louisa Everett
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Captain '''Josiah W. Macy Jr.''' (c. 1837 – October 5, 1876) was an American [[Captain (nautical)|sea captain]] and [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]].


== Life and Family ==
== Biography ==
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Macy was born into a philanthropic family. The elder Josiah W. Macy established a shipping and commission firm in [[New York City]], after leaving the family home in [[Nantucket, Massachusetts]], where his family had settled during the early 17th century. Josiah Macy's sons and grandsons earned their money from an [[Petroleum industry|oil company]] that was later incorporated into the [[Standard oil|Standard Oil Company]] under the [[Rockefeller family]].


Macy's eldest daughter Mary K. Macy (later Willets), born in 1860, died in 1893.<ref name=NYTimes1926>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_new-york-times_1926-11-08_76_25125/page/n20/mode/1up |title=$3,287,560 Awarded in Macy Will Suit; Court Rules That Standard Oil Stock Dividends Belong to Mrs. K.M. Ladd. A Novel Point at Issue. Heirs Contend That She is Not Entitled to Appreciation In Subsidiaries |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |place=White Plains, New York |page=21 |date=1926-11-07 |publication-date=1926-11-08 |access-date=2023-05-14 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> His daughter [[Kate Macy Ladd|Catherine "Kate" Everit Macy]] (1863–1945) continued the Macy family's philanthropic habits throughout her entire life, and by the time of her death in 1945, the [[Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation]] had received about $19 million from her and her estate. Macy's son [[V. Everit Macy]] (1871–1930) was a prominent statesman in [[Westchester County, New York]], and a benefactor of [[Teachers College, Columbia University]]. Macy's wife, Caroline Louisa Everett, lived from December 1838 to December 31, 1898.
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He was born into a philanthropic family. The elder Josiah Macy established a shipping and commission firm in [[New York City]], after leaving the family home in [[Nantucket, Massachusetts|Nantucket]], [[Massachusetts]], where his family had settled during the early 17th century. Josiah Macy's sons and grandsons earned their money from an [[Petroleum industry|oil company]] that was later incorporated into the [[Standard oil|Standard Oil Company]] under the [[Rockefeller family]]. A grandson was Josiah, junior, a prominent philanthropist, who died in 1876 of [[typhoid fever]].<ref>[http://www.macyfoundation.org/ The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation]</ref>


Josiah W. Macy Jr. died from [[typhoid fever]] at his estate in [[Harrison, New York]] on October 5, 1876.<ref name=NYTimes1926/><ref>{{Cite news |date=1930-04-25 |title=Mrs. Ladd Creates $5,000,000 Health Fund As Memorial to Her Father, Josiah Macy Jr. |language=en-US |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1930/04/25/archives/mrs-ladd-creates-5000000-health-fund-as-memorial-to-her-father.html |access-date=2023-04-06 |issn=0362-4331 |page=1 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=MacyFndntnWebsite>[http://www.macyfoundation.org/ The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation]</ref> Upon his death, his thirteen-year-old daughter Kate inherited $15 million, while his five-year-old son V. Everit inherited over $20 million.
The son of Josiah, junior, [[V. Everit Macy]], was a prominent statesman in [[Westchester County, New York]], and a benefactor of [[Teachers College, Columbia University]].


== Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation ==
[[Kate Macy Ladd|Catherine "Kate" Everit Macy]] (1863–1945), the daughter of Josiah Macy, junior, married Walter Graeme Ladd, a lawyer and yachtsman who won several yachting prizes, including some with his schooner, the ''[[Schooner Etak|Etak]]'' ("Kate" spelled backwards). She continued the Macy family's philanthropic habits throughout her entire life, and by the time of Kate Macy Ladd's death in 1945, the Josiah Macy Foundation had received about $19 million from her and her estate.
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The [[Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation]] was endowed in the name of Captain Josiah W. Macy Jr. by his daughter ([[Kate Macy Ladd|Catherine "Kate" Everit Macy]]) in 1930. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in 1930 reported<ref>[http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787680,00.html Time Magazine 1930 Report]. Content preview at https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787680,00.html.</ref> that the Foundation created a [[Scholarship|fellowship]] "to pay the expenses of an assistant for [[Albert Einstein]]. First incumbent will be Dr. Einstein's good friend and familiar, Dr. Walter Mayer, [[mathematician]] at the [[University of Vienna]]."


== References ==
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== Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation ==
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The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation<ref>[http://www.macyfoundation.org/ The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation]</ref> was endowed in the name of Captain Josiah W. Macy, Jr., by his daughter (Catherine "Kate" Everit Macy), in 1930. [[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]] in 1930 reported<ref>[http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787680,00.html Time Magazine 1930 Report]</ref> that the Foundation created a [[Scholarship|fellowship fund]] for the expenses of [[Albert Einstein]]'s assistant. "First incumbent will be Dr. Einstein's good friend and familiar, Dr. Walter Mayer, [[mathematician]] at the [[University of Vienna]]."


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Latest revision as of 02:45, 7 January 2024

Josiah Macy Jr.
Bornc. 1837 (1837)
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 5, 1876(1876-10-05) (aged 38–39)
Harrison, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Sea captain and Philanthropist
SpouseCaroline Louisa Everett
ChildrenMary K. Macy Willets, Kate Macy Ladd, and V. Everit Macy
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Captain Josiah W. Macy Jr. (c. 1837 – October 5, 1876) was an American sea captain and philanthropist.

Biography

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Macy was born into a philanthropic family. The elder Josiah W. Macy established a shipping and commission firm in New York City, after leaving the family home in Nantucket, Massachusetts, where his family had settled during the early 17th century. Josiah Macy's sons and grandsons earned their money from an oil company that was later incorporated into the Standard Oil Company under the Rockefeller family.

Macy's eldest daughter Mary K. Macy (later Willets), born in 1860, died in 1893.[1] His daughter Catherine "Kate" Everit Macy (1863–1945) continued the Macy family's philanthropic habits throughout her entire life, and by the time of her death in 1945, the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation had received about $19 million from her and her estate. Macy's son V. Everit Macy (1871–1930) was a prominent statesman in Westchester County, New York, and a benefactor of Teachers College, Columbia University. Macy's wife, Caroline Louisa Everett, lived from December 1838 to December 31, 1898.

Josiah W. Macy Jr. died from typhoid fever at his estate in Harrison, New York on October 5, 1876.[1][2][3] Upon his death, his thirteen-year-old daughter Kate inherited $15 million, while his five-year-old son V. Everit inherited over $20 million.

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation was endowed in the name of Captain Josiah W. Macy Jr. by his daughter (Catherine "Kate" Everit Macy) in 1930. Time magazine in 1930 reported[4] that the Foundation created a fellowship "to pay the expenses of an assistant for Albert Einstein. First incumbent will be Dr. Einstein's good friend and familiar, Dr. Walter Mayer, mathematician at the University of Vienna."

References

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  1. ^ a b "$3,287,560 Awarded in Macy Will Suit; Court Rules That Standard Oil Stock Dividends Belong to Mrs. K.M. Ladd. A Novel Point at Issue. Heirs Contend That She is Not Entitled to Appreciation In Subsidiaries". The New York Times. White Plains, New York (published November 8, 1926). November 7, 1926. p. 21. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Mrs. Ladd Creates $5,000,000 Health Fund As Memorial to Her Father, Josiah Macy Jr". The New York Times. April 25, 1930. p. 1. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  3. ^ The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
  4. ^ Time Magazine 1930 Report. Content preview at https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787680,00.html.


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