Harry Harkness Flagler (December 2, 1870 - June 30, 1952) was president of the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York and the

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Biography

He was born in

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on December 2, 1870, to Henry Morrison Flagler, a founder of

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and Mary Harkness Flagler. He graduated from Columbia University in 1897. He married Anne Lamont in 1894 and had a daughter,

Mary Flagler Cary Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder ...

. He became president of the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York in 1914. In 1928 the Symphony Society merged with the Philharmonic Society, and he became president of the combined New York Philharmonic until 1934, when he resigned because of his ill health. He was succeeded as president by

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. His wife died in 1938 after being ill for a year and a half. He died on June 30, 1952 in

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* 1870 births 1952 deaths People from Cleveland Columbia University alumni Harkness family Flagler family {{DEFAULTSORT:Flagler, Harry