George Jay Gould II
Encyclopedia
Jay Gould II was an American
real tennis
player and a grandson of the railroad magnate Jay Gould
. He was the world champion (1914–1916) and the Olympic
gold medalist (1908, under the name jeu de paume
). He held the U.S. Amateur Championship title continuously from 1906–1925, winning 18 times (no tournaments were held during the U.S. involvement in World War I). During the same period, he never lost a set to an American amateur, and lost only one singles match, to English champion E.M. Baerlein. The court built for him by his father at the family's Georgian Court
estate was restored in 2005.
. The cause of death was "hemorrhage of the esophagus brought on by a complexity of ailments."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
real tennis
Real tennis
Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis , is descended...
player and a grandson of the railroad magnate Jay Gould
Jay Gould
Jason "Jay" Gould was a leading American railroad developer and speculator. He has long been vilified as an archetypal robber baron, whose successes made him the ninth richest American in history. Condé Nast Portfolio ranked Gould as the 8th worst American CEO of all time...
. He was the world champion (1914–1916) and the Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
gold medalist (1908, under the name jeu de paume
Jeu de paume
Jeu de paume is a ball-and-court game that originated in France. It was an indoor precursor of tennis played without racquets, though these were eventually introduced. It is a former Olympic sport, and has the oldest ongoing annual world championship in sport, first established over 250 years ago...
). He held the U.S. Amateur Championship title continuously from 1906–1925, winning 18 times (no tournaments were held during the U.S. involvement in World War I). During the same period, he never lost a set to an American amateur, and lost only one singles match, to English champion E.M. Baerlein. The court built for him by his father at the family's Georgian Court
Georgian Court University
Georgian Court University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Lakewood in Central New Jersey. The university is operated by the Sisters of Mercy...
estate was restored in 2005.
Marriage and children
He married Anne Douglass Graham, and had the following children:- Eleanor Gould, born January 31, 1912, who married successively William N. Haskill III and Ludlow W. Stephens.
- Anne Douglass Gould, born March 5, 1913. She married and divorced Frank Spencer J. Meador, Herman H. Elsbury, Gus Wagoner, Ezra Wogoman, and Donald Valentine
- Jay Gould III (May 13, 1920 - May 11, 1987). He was a LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the U.S. Army during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He married Jennifer Beryl Bruce, the daughter of Nigel BruceNigel BruceWilliam Nigel Ernle Bruce , best known as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor on stage and screen. He was best known for his portrayal of Doctor Watson in a series of films and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes...
, in 1944 and divorced in 1946. He next married Blair Roemer Stevens on November 27, 1948. Gould married a third time on June 30, 1953 to Lina Romay, the singer and actress.
Death
He died on January 26, 1935, at Margaretville, New YorkMargaretville, New York
Margaretville is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 643 at the 2000 census.The Village of Margaretville is in the Town of Middletown. The village is on the border of the Catskill Park...
. The cause of death was "hemorrhage of the esophagus brought on by a complexity of ailments."
External links
- Jay Gould II at Findagrave
- Jay Gould II at KnolKnolKnol is a Google project that aims to include user-written articles on a range of topics. The project was led by Udi Manber of Google, announced December 13, 2007, and was opened in beta to the public on July 23, 2008 with a few hundred articles mostly in the health and medical field.Knol has no...