E. N. Tailer
Born Edward Neufville Tailer
(1830-07-20 ) July 20, 1830Died February 15, 1917(1917-02-15) (aged 86)New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouse
Agnes Suffern
(before )
Parent(s) Edward Neufville Tailer Ann Amelia Bogert Relatives
Earl E. T. Smith (grandson)
Robert Reginald Livingston (grandson)
Edward Neufville Tailer (July 20, 1830 – February 15, 1917)
[1] who was a New York merchant and banker, and a prominent member of New York Society during the
Gilded Age .
[2]
Early life
Tailer was born on July 20, 1830, in the
Greenwich Village section of
New York City . He was the son of New York merchant
[3] Edward Neufville Tailer (1797–1873) and Ann Amelia (
née Bogert) Tailer (1802–1883).
[4] His younger brothers included lawyer Henry Austin Tailer, who was born in 1833,
[3] and William Hallett Tailer, who was born in 1842.
[5] His father "retired with a fortune in 1837."
[6]
His grandfather was Edward Neufville Tailer, Sr. and they were all descendants of
Sir William Tailer , a
colonial governor of Massachusetts .
[5]
Tailer was educated at the well known "Penquest's French school" located on Bank street.
[6]
Career
In December 1848, he began his career with the firm of Little, Alden & Co.
[7] on Broad Street.
[1] In the early part of his career, he was associated with the firms of W. & S. Phipps & Co. of Boston and New York as well as Fanshaw, Milliken & Townsend, Reimer & Meche, and Sturges, Shaw & Co., as a buyer and salesman.
[6]
He eventually founded the successful importing and commission house of Winzer & Tailer (later known as E.N. & W.H. Tailer & Co.).
[6] The firm was a prominent dry goods merchant, importing cloth company located in New York City.
[8] In his travels, he crossed the
Atlantic Ocean more than forty times.
[6]
He was also a director of several banks,
[9] including The German-American Bank and The Northern Dispensary. He retired from business in 1893.
[1]
Beginning in 1848, when he was just 18 years old,
[4] Tailer kept a daily diary of social matters and other events.
[2]
[10] Annually, he bound these diaries and kept them in his library.
[1] Upon his death, his son Thomas inherited the diaries.
[11]
Society life
Tailer was a member of the controversial "
Four Hundred " of New York Society,
[12] as dictated by
Mrs. Astor and
Ward McAllister and published in
The New York Times on February 16, 1892.
[13]
[14] Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom.
[15] In 1874, he joined the
Patriarchs , a group of the city's elite men that was established by McAllister. He succeeded
James Alexander Hamilton .
[6]
He was a member of the vestry of Ascension Church. He was a member of the
Union Club of the City of New York , the
Union League Club , the
Tuxedo Club , the Country Club,
Westchester Polo Club , and Merchants' Clubs and
The New England Society and
St. Nicholas Society .
[6]
[16]
Personal life
Tailer was married to Agnes Suffern (1830–1917),
[17] the daughter of Thomas Suffern,
[9] an Irish immigrant who made a fortune importing Irish linens.
[12] They lived in a house at 11
Washington Square North built in 1834 by her father,
[10] and traveled extensively around Europe.
[4] Together, they were the parents of:
[18]
Agnes Suffern Tailer (1858–1932),
[19] who married
Henry Lawrence Burnett (1838–1916) in 1882 at the
Church of the Ascension .
[20]
Mary Tailer (1863–1944),
[21]
[22] who married
Robert Reginald Livingston (1858–1899) of Northwood,
[23] the brother of architect
Goodhue Livingston and grandson of
Lt. Governor
Edward Philip Livingston , in 1884.
[24]
Thomas Suffern Tailer (1866–1928),
[25] who married
Maude Louise Lorillard (1876–1922),
[26] the daughter of
Pierre Lorillard IV ,
[27] in 1893.
[28] They divorced,
[29]
[30] and he married Harriet Stewart Brown (1884–1953), daughter of Baltimore banker Alexander Brown, in 1909. After his death, his widow married
C. Ledyard Blair .
[31]
Laura Suffern Tailer (1869–1887), who died young.
Frances Bogert "Fannie" Tailer (1884–1953),
[32] who married Sydney Johnston Smith (1868–1949), a cotton broker and sportsman,
[12] in 1896.
[9] They divorced in 1909 and she married C. Whitney Carpenter (1884–1954) in 1916.
[33] They also divorced.
[34]
Tailer died in New York City on February 15, 1917.
[1] He was buried in
Green-Wood Cemetery in
Brooklyn, New York .
[10] His wife died shortly thereafter on March 17, 1917, reportedly overcome by grief for the loss of her husband.
[17]
Descendants
Through his daughter Mary, he was a grandfather of Assemblyman
Robert Reginald Livingston Jr.
[22] Through his daughter Frances, he was a grandfather of
Earl Edward Tailer Smith (1903–1991), a diplomat who served as
U.S. Ambassador to Cuba as well as the mayor of
Palm Beach, Florida .
[34]
References
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"Edward N. Tailer Dead – Retired Merchant Was Member of an Old New York Family" .
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"Tailer, Edward Neufville" . newyorkdiaries.com . New York Diaries (1609-2009). Retrieved November 3, 2017 .
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"Art Works to Mrs. Tailer – Retired Merchant's Son Gets His 48 Volume Scrapbook" .
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"Mrs. A. S. Tailer Dead – Social Leader Expires in the House She Spent Her Life" .
The New York Times . March 19, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Mrs. Agnes S. Tailer's Will – Estate Divided Among Her Daughters and Brother" .
The New York Times . April 11, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Mrs. H. L. Burnett" .
The New York Times . December 12, 1932. p. 15. Retrieved November 3, 2017 .
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"Miscellaneous City News – A Brilliant Wedding – Marriage of Gen. Herry L. Burnett to Miss Agents S. Tailer" .
The New York Times . February 1, 1882. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Mrs. Livingston Hostess – Gives a Dance for Her Son, R. R. Livingston, and Fiancee, Miss Dean" .
The New York Times . February 17, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Mrs. Livingston, 82, Nursery Advocate – Member of Noted Family Dies – Ex-Delegate Had Served on Democratic State Group" .
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"T. Suffern Tailer Buried – Many Residents of Newport Attend the Funeral Services" .
The New York Times . December 28, 1928. p. 16. Retrieved May 19, 2018 .
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"Mrs. M. L. Baring Dies in London" .
The New York Times . April 4, 1922. p. 17. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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"How Mr. Lorillard Divided His Estate – Bequest of Rancocas to a Woman Arouses His Family – Clubmen Talk of a Contest – Tuxedo Property Guarded by Strict Provisions – The Widow's Annuity – The Will Disposes of $4,000,000" .
The New York Times . July 14, 1901. p. 10. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Wedded Before Many Friends; Miss Maud Lorillard Becomes Mrs. T. Suffern Tailer. Dr. Satterlee Performs a Simple Ceremony in Calvary Church—Wedding Breakfast at the Lorillard Residence—Showered with Rice as They left the House—One Hundred Thousand Dollars' Worth of Presents—To Spend a Few Months at the World's Fair and Then to go Abroad" .
The New York Times . April 16, 1893. p. 10. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Separation Reported of Suffern Tailers – Wife Probably Will Ask Divorce, His Secretary Says in Washington" .
The New York Times . November 5, 1933. p. 29. Retrieved February 28, 2017 .
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"Mrs. T. Suffern Tailer Obtains Her Divorce – Wife of Clubman and Whip Granted a Decree in North Dakota – She Went to the Western State for the Purpose, Charging Desertion – History of Their Troubles" .
The New York Times . Salem, North Dakota. August 15, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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"C. Ledyard Blair, Banker, 82, Dead" .
The New York Times , February 8, 1949. Accessed March 12, 2008.
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"Mrs. Taller Carpenter" .
The New York Times . January 2, 1953. p. 15. Retrieved May 19, 2018 .
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"Mrs. F. T. Smith a Bride – Weds C. W. Carpenter, Jr., at Home of Her Brother, T. Suffern Taller" .
The New York Times . May 30, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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"Mrs. F. Tailer Carpenter Estate Split Between Sons" .
Newport Daily News . January 13, 1953. p. 5. Retrieved May 19, 2018 .
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