Barclay Harding Warburton II
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Barclay Harding Warburton II (June 15, 1898 - November 26, 1936) was an American socialite
, farmer, and aviator. Around 1919 he worked for the American Relief Administration
in their mission to Poland as a sergeant. He was also an assistant director
at 20th Century Fox
.
and Mary Brown Wanamaker
. During World War I
he served overseas in the United States Army Signal Corps
with the rank of sergeant and was later promoted to a lieutenant.
He married Rosamond Lancaster December 10, 1919 in Elkton, Maryland
and they had a son, Barclay Harding Warburton III. After a divorce in 1926 she married William Kissam Vanderbilt II
. In 1922 he received his Royal Aero Club
certificate from the Grahame-White
school of flying. In 1930 he announced plans to fly solo around the world. In 1931 he married Evelyn Hall Pierce in Chicago, Illinois.
On June 27, 1936 he set off a firework at a party for Harold Ross
that exploded in his face.
He was in a hunting accident on November 26, 1936. He said that his shotgun had accidentally fired while he was climbing a fence while hunting for pheasant at his Saracen Farm near in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
. He survived long enough to make it back to the house and was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital where he died the same day.
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
, farmer, and aviator. Around 1919 he worked for the American Relief Administration
American Relief Administration
American Relief Administration was an American relief mission to Europe and later Soviet Russia after World War I. Herbert Hoover, future president of the United States, was the program director....
in their mission to Poland as a sergeant. He was also an assistant director
Assistant director
The role of an Assistant director include tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of health and safety of the crew...
at 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
.
Biography
He was born on June 15, 1898 in Philadelphia to Barclay Harding Warburton IBarclay Harding Warburton I
Major Barclay Harding Warburton I was the publisher of the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.-Biography:He was born on April 1, 1866 in Philadelphia to Charles Edward Warburton...
and Mary Brown Wanamaker
Mary Brown Wanamaker
Mary Brown Wanamaker was a leader in welfare work and politics. She was the first woman to head the Pennsylvania Republican Committee.-Biography:...
. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he served overseas in the United States Army Signal Corps
United States Army Signal Corps
The United States Army Signal Corps develops, tests, provides, and manages communications and information systems support for the command and control of combined arms forces. It was established in 1860, the brainchild of United States Army Major Albert J. Myer, and has had an important role from...
with the rank of sergeant and was later promoted to a lieutenant.
He married Rosamond Lancaster December 10, 1919 in Elkton, Maryland
Elkton, Maryland
The town of Elkton is the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,893 as of the 2000 census and 14,842 according to current July 2008 census estimates. It is the county seat of Cecil County...
and they had a son, Barclay Harding Warburton III. After a divorce in 1926 she married William Kissam Vanderbilt II
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
William Kissam Vanderbilt II was a motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.-Biography:...
. In 1922 he received his Royal Aero Club
Royal Aero Club
The Royal Aero Club is the national co-ordinating body for Air Sport in the United Kingdom.The Aero Club was founded in 1901 by Frank Hedges Butler, his daughter Vera and the Hon Charles Rolls , partly inspired by the Aero Club of France...
certificate from the Grahame-White
Grahame-White
Grahame-White was an early British aircraft manufacturer, flying school and later manufacturer of cyclecars.The company was established as Grahame-White Aviation Company by Claude Grahame-White at Hendon in 1911...
school of flying. In 1930 he announced plans to fly solo around the world. In 1931 he married Evelyn Hall Pierce in Chicago, Illinois.
On June 27, 1936 he set off a firework at a party for Harold Ross
Harold Ross
Harold Wallace Ross was an American journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine, which he edited from the magazine's inception in 1925 to his death....
that exploded in his face.
He was in a hunting accident on November 26, 1936. He said that his shotgun had accidentally fired while he was climbing a fence while hunting for pheasant at his Saracen Farm near in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 8,380. The borough is the county seat of Bucks County.- History :...
. He survived long enough to make it back to the house and was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital where he died the same day.