Evans Rogers Dick (August 18, 1858 – January 8, 1934) was an American real estate investor, member of the
New York Stock Exchange and yachting enthusiast who was best known during his lifetime for guarding Americans during an uprising in
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
.
Early life
Dick was born on August 18, 1858, in
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
. He was a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania and, early in life, he became involved in yachting.
Among his brothers were William Dick and Frank M. Dick.
Career
In 1911, when he was a member of the
New York Stock Exchange firm known as Dick Brothers & Co.,
he was cruising near Haiti and discovered a political uprising had started on the island. "During the night all American women were aboard his vessel. The government was overthrown and after hostilities had ceased Mr. Dick left the harbor."
In 1914,
Dick Brothers & Co. was dissolved and he became involved in real estate, primarily in
Westchester County, New York, and financial interests.
He also served as president of the Stamford Rolling Mills, in
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford () is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut, outside of Manhattan. It is Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470, Stamford passed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 2020 ...
.
Personal life
Dick was married to Elizabeth Thatham of Philadelphia.
Together, they were the parents of:
* Isabelle Mildred Dick (1884–1972), who married Stuyvesant Fish Jr., a son of
Stuyvesant Fish and society leader
Marion Graves Anthon Fish
Marion Graves Anthon Fish (nickname, "Mamie"; June 8, 1853 – May 25, 1915), often referred to by contemporaries as Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, was an American socialite and self-styled "fun-maker" of the Gilded Age. She and her husband, Stuyvesant Fis ...
,
in 1910.
* Fairman Rogers Dick (1885–1976), who married Gladys Roosevelt, a daughter of
John Ellis Roosevelt
John Ellis Roosevelt (February 25, 1853 – March 9, 1939) was a lawyer with the Wall Street firm of Roosevelt & Kobbe, the president of the Elkhorn Valley Coal Land Company and secretary of the Broadway Improvement Company. He owned the John El ...
, in 1913. After her death,
he married Elise Rosalys (
Urquhart) Duggan, widow of Philip Richard Duggan and daughter of Charles Robert Urquhart of
New Orleans, in 1928.
* Evans Rogers Dick Jr. (1888–1967),
who married Estelle Skibb.
Dick died in the Butterfield Memorial Hospital in
Cold Spring, New York on January 8, 1934, near his residence in
Garrison-on-Hudson.
References
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1858 births
1934 deaths
University of Pennsylvania alumni