1. Bryan Lathrop was an American businessman and art collector from Alexandria, Virginia, United States.
20 Facts About Bryan Lathrop
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Bryan Lathrop is known for his works in Chicago, Illinois, where his insurance and real estate dealings made him very wealthy.
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Bryan Lathrop was the longtime president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Graceland Cemetery.
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Bryan Lathrop was the brother-in-law of Marshall Field and Thomas Nelson Page.
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Bryan Lathrop was born on August 6,1844, to Jedediah Hyde Lathrop and Mariana Lathrop in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Bryan Lathrop's family was prominent in the state; he descended from John Lothropp and was the grand-nephew of Governor James Barbour.
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Bryan Lathrop attended the Dinwiddie School, intending to enroll at the University of Virginia.
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However, with the outbreak of the American Civil War, Lathrop moved with his pro-Union family to Chicago, Illinois, home of his uncle, Thomas Barbour Bryan.
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Bryan Lathrop's parents sent him to study in Europe under private tutelage during the war.
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Bryan Lathrop engaged in a variety of pursuits once back in Chicago, dealing in real estate and life insurance.
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Bryan Lathrop quickly rose to prominence and became an advocate for parks in Chicago.
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Bryan Lathrop led an effort to extend Lincoln Park along the shore of Lake Michigan.
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Bryan Lathrop co-founded the Chicago Real Estate Board and became president of the Elmhurst Spring Water Company.
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Bryan Lathrop was a trustee of the Newberry Library and Art Institute of Chicago from 1894 until his death.
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Bryan Lathrop was a trustee of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1894 until 1898, when he was named its vice president.
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Bryan Lathrop's sister was Florence Bryan Lathrop, who first married Henry, brother of Marshall Field, and then, after being widowed, married Thomas Nelson Page.
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Bryan Lathrop married Lynde Aldis, the daughter of a Chicago judge, in 1875.
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Bryan Lathrop was an avid collector of art and had one of the largest collections of James Abbott McNeill Whistler in the country.
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Bryan Lathrop was a member of the Caxton Club, Grolier Club, and Chicago Historical Society.
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Bryan Lathrop died at his home in Chicago on May 13,1916, and donated most of his property to his philanthropic endeavors, including $700,000 to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.