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== Life and Family == |
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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]], where his parents had settled during the early 17th century. His son, Thomas Macy, and his wife Sarah Macy parented Josiah W. Macy, Jr. |
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 parents had settled during the early 17th century. His son, Thomas Macy, and his wife Sarah Macy parented Josiah W. Macy, Jr. |
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| ⚫ | The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation<ref>[http://www.josiahmacyfoundation.org The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation]</ref><ref>[http://www.josiahmacyfoundation.org/index.php?section=about_history]</ref> was endowed in the name of Captain Josiah W. Macy, Jr., by his daughter |
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According to [http://www.josiahmacyfoundation.org The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation]: |
According to [http://www.josiahmacyfoundation.org The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation]: |
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"In 1876, prominent philanthropist Josiah Macy, Jr., one of the Captain’s grandsons, died of yellow fever at age 38." |
"In 1876, prominent philanthropist Josiah Macy, Jr., one of the Captain’s grandsons, died of [[yellow fever]] at age 38." |
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That same website discusses the family history of Josiah W. Macy, Jr., son of Thomas and Sarah Macy, who had settled in Massachusetts during the late 1630s. They earned their money from an oil company that later was incorporated into the [[Standard Oil Company]] under the |
That same website discusses the [[family history]] of Josiah W. Macy, Jr., son of Thomas and Sarah Macy, who had settled in Massachusetts during the late 1630s. They earned their money from an [[Petroleum industry|oil company]] that later was incorporated into the [[Standard oil|Standard Oil Company]] under the [[Rockefeller family]]. |
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[[Kate Macy Ladd|Catherine "Kate" Everit Macy]] (1863-1945), Josiah Macy's granddaughter, married Walter Graeme Ladd, a lawyer and yachtsman who won several yachting prizes, including some with his schooner, [[Schooner Etak|The 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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== Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation == |
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| ⚫ | The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation<ref>[http://www.josiahmacyfoundation.org The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation]</ref><ref>[http://www.josiahmacyfoundation.org/index.php?section=about_history]</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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Revision as of 07:01, 26 August 2009
Captain Josiah W. Macy, Jr. (1838?-1876) was an American Sea Captain and philanthropist.
Life and Family
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, where his parents had settled during the early 17th century. His son, Thomas Macy, and his wife Sarah Macy parented Josiah W. Macy, Jr.
According to The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation:
"In 1876, prominent philanthropist Josiah Macy, Jr., one of the Captain’s grandsons, died of yellow fever at age 38."
That same website discusses the family history of Josiah W. Macy, Jr., son of Thomas and Sarah Macy, who had settled in Massachusetts during the late 1630s. They earned their money from an oil company that later was incorporated into the Standard Oil Company under the Rockefeller family.
Catherine "Kate" Everit Macy (1863-1945), Josiah Macy's granddaughter, married Walter Graeme Ladd, a lawyer and yachtsman who won several yachting prizes, including some with his schooner, The 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.
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation[1][2] 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[3] that the Foundation created a 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."
Footnotes
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