Raymond Rodgers Belmont

Raymond Rodgers Belmont (July 19, 1863 – January 31, 1887) was a champion polo player who took his own life in 1887 with a gunshot.

Raymond Rodgers Belmont on Domino circa 1880 painted by Gustav Muss-Arnolt
Raymond Rodgers Belmont on Domino by Gustav Muss-Arnolt in 1880

Biography

He was born on July 19, 1863, to August Belmont and Caroline Slidell Mackenzie Perry. He attended Harvard University.

He participated in the 1886 International Polo Cup with teammates William Knapp Thorn, Foxhall Parker Keene and Thomas Hitchcock, Sr.

He died on January 31, 1887, in New York City, New York by shooting himself in the side of the head with a pistol.[1][2] He was buried in the Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island.[3]

References
  1. "Young Mr. Belmont's Death. Accidentally Shooting Himself While Practicing With A Pistol" (PDF). New York Times. 1 February 1887. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. "A Young Man's Fate". Lewiston Saturday Journal. 31 January 1887. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. "Raymond Belmont Buried" (PDF). New York Times. 12 April 1887. Retrieved 29 April 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.