Albert A. Pennoyer
Albert Adams Pennoyer (August 13, 1848 – April 3, 1908) was an American merchant.
Early life
[edit]Pennoyer was born on August 13, 1848 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of Richard Smith Pennoyer (1812–1879) and Julia Nash (née Adams) Pennoyer (1822–1909). His father was a partner in the firm of J.Q. Adams & Co., dealers in household-furnishings. A nephew of Sylvester Pennoyer,[1] he was a descendant of Robert Pennoyer, who came to the United States from England in 1639 on the Hopewell.[2]
He was educated in local public schools and at Brooklyn Polytechnic before beginning his career in New York City.[3]
Career
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In 1877, after visiting a cousin in Oakland, California, he moved to California and became a partner in the Taft & Pennoyer Department Store, which became the largest dry-goods store in Oakland. Pennoyer also invested in the Oakland Hotel.[3]
Personal life
[edit]In 1883, he married Virginia Vanderbilt Geddes Edmands (1859–1948), a daughter of Henry Day Geddes and Catherine Almira (née Kellogg) Geddes. She was raised in Newtown, Massachusetts, by her stepfather, Lt.-Colonel John Cushing Edmands, whose surname she later took.[2] Together, they were the parents of:
- Richard Edmands Pennoyer (1885–1968),[1] a diplomat who bought St Donat's Castle and married the Viscountess of Ingestre (née Lady Winifred Paget), the widow of Viscount of Ingestre and mother of John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury, in 1917.[4] She was also the sister of Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey.[5]
- Albert Sheldon Pennoyer (1888–1957), an artist who was a member of the Monuments Men in World War II.[6]
- Paul Geddes Pennoyer (1890–1971),[7] who married Frances Morgan, a daughter of J.P. Morgan Jr.[8]
Pennoyer died on April 3, 1908 in Berkeley, California. His widow died at her home in Litchfield, Connecticut in 1948.[2]
Descendants
[edit]Through his son Paul, he was a grandfather of six, including Paul Pennoyer Jr.[9] and Robert Morgan Pennoyer.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "RICHARD PENNOYER OF FOREIGN SERVICE". The New York Times. 19 November 1968. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "MRS. A.A. PENNOYER". The New York Times. 22 June 1948. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Albert Adams Pennoyer (1848-1908)". americanaristocracy.com. American Aristocracy. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "WILL WED LADY INGESTRE.; R.E. Pennoyer, Embassy Secretary, Engaged to Daughter of Lord Paget". The New York Times. 4 July 1917. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "PENNOYER IS A CALIFORNIAN; Lady Ingestre's Fiance's Brother Wed Miss Frances Morgan". The New York Times. 5 July 1917. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Albert Pennoyer (1888-1957)". store.sternfinearts.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ "Paul C. Pennoyer, 80, Lawyer. Active in Various Fields, Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. July 1, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Schaer, Sidney C. (March 14, 1989). "Morgan Daughter Dies; Last surviving child was 92". Newsday. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
Mrs. Pennoyer, the mother of six, a grandmother of 28 and a great-grandmother of 31, lived in the English-Norman styled home on an estate called "Round Bush" in Locust Valley. Born into a family whose name was synonymous with international banking, immense wealth and philanthropy, she nevertheless lived a private life...
- ^ "PAUL PENNOYER Obituary (2010) - New York, NY - New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
- ^ "ROBERT PENNOYER Obituary (1925 - 2023)". Legacy.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2024.