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This article is about the descendants of the American philanthropist, Henry Phipps. For other notable Phipps families, see Phipps (surname). For the country music group of the same name, see Phipps Family.
Phipps family
Henry Phipps Jr., founder of the Phipps business dynasty.
Current regionPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Place of originWest Midlands, England
Connected familiesGrace family
Mills family
Estate(s)Old Westbury Gardens

The Phipps family of the United States is a prominent American family that descends from Henry Phipps Jr. (1839–1930), a businessman and philanthropist. His father was an English shoemaker who immigrated in the early part of the 19th century to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before settling in Pittsburgh. Phipps grew up with Andrew Carnegie as a friend and neighbor. As an adult, he was Carnegie's business partner in the Carnegie Steel Company and became a very wealthy man. He was the company's second-largest shareholder and also invested in real estate.

After selling his stock in Carnegie Steel, Phipps became a leading advocate of housing for the poor and a major philanthropist. He embraced the principle that those who have achieved great wealth should give back for the public good and create institutions dedicated to that purpose. Phipps and his wife Anne had five children: Amy, John S., Helen, Henry Carnegie, and Howard.

Business activities

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In 1907, Phipps established the Bessemer Trust Company to manage his substantial assets that would be shared by his offspring following his death. Phipps was also one of the pioneer investors in Florida real estate. At one time, he and his family owned one-third of the town of Palm Beach, 28 miles of oceanfront between Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, prime bayfront property in downtown Miami, and 75 square miles of land in Martin County. The Phipps family donated to the town of Palm Beach one of the most significant gifts in county history: an ocean-to-lake frontage property that is now known as Phipps Park. Another contribution was the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh.

The Phipps family owned country estates in Old Westbury, New York, on the Gold Coast, the stretch of land on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America.

Phipps built a mansion on 115 acres in Lake Success, New York (also on the Gold Coast), which he used from its completion in 1919 until his death in 1930. During World War II, John Phipps and his wife Margarita arranged for the home to be used to house British evacuees. In 1949, the family donated the property to the Great Neck School District. The mansion was converted into the administration building for the district, and Great Neck South High School and South Middle School were built on the site.[1]

Legacy

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By 1974, Bessemer Trust Company developed an expertise in wealth management that allowed it to take on other clients through the creation of a national bank headquartered in New York City. Phipps' grandchildren, from his son John S. Phipps, donated to the public the Westbury House estate that is now known as Old Westbury Gardens.

Gladys Mills Phipps, granddaughter of Darius Ogden Mills and wife of Henry Carnegie Phipps, was prominent among horse breeders and owners in American Thoroughbred horse racing, as were her son, daughters and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She founded Wheatley Stable with her brother, Ogden Livingston Mills. Recently, first cousins Ogden Mills (Dinny) Phipps and Stewart Janney III's horse Orb won the 2013 Kentucky Derby.

Lineage

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Family members include:

Family tree

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  • Henry Phipps Sr. ∞ Hannah Frank
    • John Phipps
    • Henry Phipps Jr. (1839–1930) ∞ Anne Childs Shaffer (1850–1934) in 1872
      • Amy Phipps (1872–1959) ∞ Frederick Edward Guest (1875–1937) (grandson of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, and first cousin of Winston Churchill) in 1905
        • Winston Frederick Churchill Guest (1906–1982) ∞ (1) Helena Woolworth McCann (granddaughter of F. W. Woolworth) in 1934, div. 1944; ∞ (2) Lucy Douglas Cochran (1920–2003) in 1947
          • Winston Alexander Guest (b. 1936) ∞ Helen Mane Elizabeth Shields in 1967
            • Winston Frederick Churchill Guest (b. 1968)
            • Helena Woolworth Guest (b. 1970)
            • Spencer Randolph Harrison Guest (b. 1984)
          • Frederick E. Guest II (b. 1938) ∞ (1) Stephanie Wanger in 1963 (2) Carole Baldoff in 1988
            • Victoria Woolworth Guest (b. 1966)
            • Vanessa Wanger Guest (b. 1973)
            • Frederick Edward Guest III (b. 1975)
            • Andrew Churchill Guest (b. 1976)
          • Alexander Michael Dudley Churchill Guest (b. 1954) ∞ Elizabeth Geacintov in 1986
            • Gregory Winston Churchill Guest (b. 1990)
          • Cornelia Cochrane Churchill Guest (b. 1963)
        • Raymond Richard Guest (1907–1991) ∞ (1) Elizabeth ("Lily") Polk (daughter of Frank Polk) ∞ (2) Ellen Tuck French Astor in 1953 ∞ (3) Princess Caroline Cecile Alexandrine Jeanne Murat (1923–2012) (granddaughter of Joachim Napoléon Murat, 5th Prince Murat)
          • Elizabeth Guest
          • Raymond Richard Guest Jr. (1939–2001)
          • Virginia Guest
          • Achille Murat Guest ∞ Judith Wall
          • Laetitia Amelia Guest
        • Diana Henrietta Cornelia Guest (1909–1994) ∞ (1) Marc Sevastopoulo in 1934, div.; ∞ (2) Count Jean de Gaillard de la Valdène (1895–1977) in 1943, div.; (3) Allen Manning in 1970
          • Diane Lorraine Sevastopoulo (b. 1935) ∞ (1) Pierre Firmin-Didot in 1955 ∞ (2) Arthur Peter Perkins in 1967
            • Isabelle Marie Firmin-Didot (b. 1962)
            • Christine Aimée Firmin-Didot (b. 1963) ∞ Antonio Bulridge in 1987
          • Guy Winston de Gaillard de la Valdène (b. 1944) ∞ Thérèse Anderson in 1965
            • Valery Elaine de la Valdène (1966–2014)
            • Jean Pierre de la Valdène (b. 1967)
          • Lorraine Aimee de Gaillard de la Valdène (b. 1946) ∞ Christian Odasso in 1978
            • Fréderic Christian Odasso (b. 1978)
            • Diana Melody Christina Odasso (b. 1979)
      • John Shaffer Phipps (1874–1958) ∞ Margarita Celia Grace (daughter of Michael P. Grace) in 1903
      • Helen Margaret Phipps (1876–1934) ∞ Bradley Martin (brother-in-law of William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven) in 1904
      • Henry Carnegie Phipps (1879–1953) ∞ Gladys Livingston Mills (1883–1970) (twin sister of Beatrice Forbes, Countess of Granard) in 1907
        • Ogden Phipps (1908–2002) ∞ (1) Ruth Pruyn in 1930, div. 1935; ∞ (2) Lillian Stokes Bostwick McKim (1906–1987) in 1937
          • Henry Ogden Phipps (1931–1962)
          • Robert Lansing (b. 1933)
          • Ogden Mills Phipps (1940–2016)
          • Cynthia Phipps (1945–2007)
        • Beatrice Audrey Phipps (1915-1992)
        • Sonia Phipps (1919-2002)
        • Barbara Phipps (1911–1987) ∞ Stuart Symington Janney Jr. (1907–1988)
          • Stuart Symington Janney III ∞ Lynn
            • Matthew Janney
            • Emily Janney
      • Howard Phipps (1881–1981) ∞ Harriet Dyer Price (granddaughter of Alexander B. Dyer) in 1931

Family Network

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Associates

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The following is a list of figures closely aligned with or subordinate to the Phipps family.

Businesses

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The following is a list of companies in which the Phipps family have held a controlling or otherwise substantial interest.

Philanthropy & miscellaneous non-profits

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Buildings, estates & historic sites

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References

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  1. ^ "Henry Phipps and the Phipps Administration Building". Great Neck Public Schools website. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. ^ "MARTIN-PHIPPS WEDDING: Daughter of Henry Phipps Married to Bradley Martin, Jr" (PDF). New York Times. 1904-11-03. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  3. ^ Witmer, Emma (2022-08-30). "WHAT IS WWOOF? Tallahassee's Ayavalla Land Company shares its eco-friendly expertise with volunteers from around the world". Tallahassee Magazine (September–October 2022). Rowland Publishing, Inc. pp. 75–76. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  4. ^ The Historical Society of Palm Beach County & Kelley, Russell (2020). An Illustrated History of Palm Beach: How Palm Beach Evolved Over 150 Years from Wilderness to Wonderland. Pineapple Press. p. 117. ISBN 9781683340669.
  5. ^ "Gerald H. Phipps, Football Team Owner, 78". The New York Times. 8 August 1993.
  6. ^ "Hubert B. Phipps Dies at 63. Virginia Publisher and Editor". New York Times. August 17, 1969. p. 80. Retrieved 2009-02-20. Since 1936, Mr. Phipps had published and edited The Fauquier Democrat, a weekly newspaper issued here in Fauquier County.
  7. ^ Gompers, Paul; Lerner, Josh (2010). "Chapter 8: Equity Financing". In Acs, Zoltan J.; Audretsch, David B. (eds.). Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research: An Interdisciplinary Survey and Introduction. Springer. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-4419-1191-9.
  8. ^ a b Ingham 1983, p. 1092.
  9. ^ U.S. Federal Trade Commission (1928). Utility Corporations: Letters from the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Transmitting, in Response to Senate Resolution No. 83, 70th Congress, a Monthly Report on the Electric Power and Gas Utilities Inquiry (Issues 31-32) (Report). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 941. Retrieved 2023-02-26. "The Henry C. Phipps interests held the largest numbers of voting stocks of the International Paper & Power Co. in 1930, also the same interests held the largest number of shares of common stock of the New England Co. before it was reorganized into the New England Power Association in 1926.....¶ The International Paper & Power Co. controlled the International Hydro-Electric System by ownership directly or indirectly of more than 95 percent of the voting stocks. The International Hydro-Electric System controlled 87.55 percent of the common stock of the New England Power Association, thus controlling that company."
  10. ^ Margarella, Maria Elena (2017-06-01). "Mary Phipps: A Woman Who Means "Bees"ness". Tallahassee Woman Magazine. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  11. ^ The Historical Society of Palm Beach County & Kelley 2020, p. 117.
  12. ^ Brown, Steve (January 15, 2023). "The story of Peachtree City's beginnings — Part 3". thecitizen.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  13. ^ Rosacia, Pam (2020-10-08). "Snow Phipps execs to set up new firm, raise up to $1B for 1st fund – Bloomberg". S&P Global. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  14. ^ Ingham 1983, p. 1092.
  15. ^ "U.S. Steel Stockholders Made Public: Judge Gary Takes Optimistic View". Industrial World, Volume 44, Issue 1. National Iron and Steel Publishing Company. April 25, 1910. p. 488. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  16. ^ "LAWRENCE PHIPPS, EX-SENATOR, DIES: Colorado G.O.P. Leader, 95, Was Carnegie Executive Before U. S. Steel Merger". New York Times. 1958-03-02. p. 27. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  17. ^ Godfrey, David (2009). "After 50 Years, CCC and Sea Turtles Still Attract Passionate Supporters". Velador: Issue 3, 2009. Sea Turtle Conservancy. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  18. ^ Murray, Mary (2016-05-06). "The Creativity Gene". Palm Beach Illustrated. Palm Beach Media Group. p. 62.
  19. ^ Meredith, Mark (2018-11-06). "OLD WESTBURY GARDENS. Westbury, Nassau County, New York". HouseHistree. Retrieved 2023-02-25. During the Second World War Mrs [Margaret Grace] Phipps invited 30 British children to live with them at the mansion. Jay survived his wife by one year, dying in 1958 and having contemplated the future of the estate in the rose garden, their daughter, Peggy Boegner (1906-2006), decided to open it to the public and with her siblings established The J.S. Phipps Foundation in order to preserve the estate for prosperity.
  20. ^ "John H.H. Phipps, 77, Active Conservationist". New York Times. April 21, 1982. p. 5, Section B. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  21. ^ "PHIPPS HOUSES CHARTERED. Incorporation Bill Signed to Aid Philanthropic Dwelling Plans". The New York Times. April 23, 1905. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  22. ^ Shaman, Diana (1988-03-20). "If You're Thinking of Living in: Lake Success". New York Times. p. 11, Section 10. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  23. ^ Fischler, Marcelle S. (2010-06-04). "Not Just Another Subdivision for Developable Estates". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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