Christopher Chenery, the son of Ida and James Chenery, was born in Richmond and raised in Ashland, Virginia.
18 Facts About Christopher Chenery
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Christopher Chenery had three brothers, William Ludlow Chenery, who became editor of Collier's, Dr Alan Chenery, and Charles Morris Chenery.
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Christopher Chenery studied at Randolph-Macon College and Washington and Lee University, graduating in 1909 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
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Christopher Chenery began his engineering career in Virginia before moving to projects in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, but his career was interrupted with service in the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War I During the war, he commanded training facilities at Camp Humphries, Virginia.
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Christopher Chenery formed the Federal Water Service Corporation in 1926, later the Federal Water and Gas Corporation.
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Christopher Chenery was involved in two cases before the Supreme Court of the United States that are considered landmark cases of United States administrative law.
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Christopher Chenery was chairman of the board and chief executive officer until 1965.
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One of the founders of the New York Racing Association, Christopher Chenery made his home in the village of Pelham Manor, New York, for nearly fifty years from the early 1920s until his hospitalization in 1968, five years before his death.
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Christopher Chenery was an active member of the community, including serving on the vestry of Christ Church, the Protestant Episcopal Church in Pelham.
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Christopher Chenery owned Cicada, champion filly at two, three, and four and once the world's leading money winner among mares.
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In 1947 Christopher Chenery purchased a stakes-winning mare named Imperatrice at a dispersal sale for $30,000.
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Christopher Chenery would go on to produce several stakes winners for The Meadow, but her most important offspring was Somethingroyal, an unplaced mare who became the 1973 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year.
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In 1965 Christopher Chenery entered a foal-sharing agreement with Ogden Phipps, who owned a leading sire, Bold Ruler.
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In 1968, Christopher Chenery became ill, and his daughter Penny took charge of The Meadow.
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Christopher Chenery chose Somethingroyal as one of the mares for breeding to Bold Ruler.
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Christopher Chenery was admitted to New Rochelle Hospital in late February 1968.
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Christopher Chenery remained there until his death on January 3,1973, before Secretariat's Triple Crown victory occurred.
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Christopher Chenery was recognized by the American horse racing industry with a number of laurels including the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder in 1972 and 1973.