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James H. Hyde was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was born in 1876 in New York City and was the son of a wealthy banker. He attended Columbia University and graduated in 1898. After graduation, he worked in his father's banking business and eventually became a partner.
Hyde was a major philanthropist, donating to numerous charities and organizations. He was a major supporter of the YMCA, the American Red Cross, and the Boy Scouts of America. He also donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, and the New York Public Library.
Hyde was also a major supporter of the arts, donating to the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and the New York City Ballet. He was also a major supporter of the New York Public Library, donating over $1 million to the library's endowment fund.
Hyde died in 1945 at the age of 69. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters. His estate was estimated to be worth over $20 million.
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83 years old |
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30 November 1875 |
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30 November |
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New York City, U.S. |
| Date of death |
July 26, 1959 |
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Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. |
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United States |
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James H. Hyde Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is James H. Hyde's Wife?
His wife is Marthe, Countess de Gontaut-Biron (m. November 25, 1913-1918)
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Annie Fitch Hyde Henry Baldwin Hyde |
| Wife |
Marthe, Countess de Gontaut-Biron (m. November 25, 1913-1918) |
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Henry Baldwin Hyde II |
James H. Hyde Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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His ex-wife died in 1944. Hyde died in Saratoga Springs on July 26, 1959. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.
In 1941 Hyde returned from France as the result of Nazi Germany's occupation of France during World War II. In retirement he resided at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel in New York City and hotels in Saratoga Springs, New York.
For his efforts during the war, Hyde received the Grand-Croix de la Legion d'honneur. He was granted an honorary degree by the University of Rennes in 1920.
On November 25, 1913, he was married to Marthe (née Leishman) de Gontaut-Biron (1882–1944) in Paris. The Countess de Gontaut-Biron, the widow of Count Louis de Gontaut-Biron, was a daughter of Ambassador John George Alexander Leishman and Julia (née Crawford) Leishman. Before their divorce in 1918, which was reportedly over her strong personal attachment to Germany and not the result of the involvement of another man or woman, they were the parents of:
Following his father's death, Hyde was the majority shareholder and in effective control of The Equitable. By the terms of his father's will, he was scheduled to assume the presidency of the company in 1906. Members of the board of directors, including E. H. Harriman, Henry Clay Frick, J.P. Morgan, and company President James Waddell Alexander attempted to wrest control from Hyde through a variety of means, including an unsuccessful attempt to have him appointed as Ambassador to France.
On the last night of January 1905, Hyde hosted a highly publicized Versailles-themed costume ball. Falsely accused through a coordinated smear campaign initiated by his opponents at The Equitable of charging the $200,000 party (about $4 million in 2014) to the company, Hyde soon found himself drawn into a maelstrom of allegations of his corporate malfeasance. The allegations almost caused a Wall Street panic, and eventually led to a state investigation of New York's entire insurance industry, which resulted in laws to regulate activities between insurance companies, banks and other corporations.
He graduated from the Cutler School, and received his degree from Harvard University in 1898. Hyde studied French history, language and literature, and was involved in efforts to establish an exchange program that enabled French authors and educators to lecture at universities in the United States, with American professors reciprocating at universities in France. Hyde's efforts included the endowment of a fund to defray professor's expenses, and he received the Legion of Honor (Chevalier) from the government of France.
James H. Hyde was born in 1876.
Hyde was a collector of books and documents relating to Franco-American relations beginning in 1776. He was a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, the American Antiquarian Society, and the New-York Historical Society. He formed a collection of allegorical prints illustrating the Four Continents that are now at the New-York Historical Society; Hyde's drawings and a supporting collection of sets of porcelain figures and other decorative arts illustrating the Four Continents were shared by various New York City museums.
