11 Facts About Craig Wadsworth

Craig Wharton Wadsworth was a diplomat, steeplechase rider, and member of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders.

Craig Wadsworth's grandfather was Civil War General James S Wadsworth, his uncle was James Wolcott Wadsworth, and his aunts were Cornelia Wadsworth Ritchie Adair, who became prominent as the matriarch of Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal, Ireland, and the large JA Ranch in the Texas Panhandle, and Elizabeth S Wadsworth, who was married to Arthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore, becoming Lady Barrymore.

Craig Wadsworth attended school at The Hill School at Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

Craig Wadsworth studied at Harvard University in 1892 and was a member of the university's varsity football team.

Craig Wadsworth was an amateur steeplechase rider and prominent member of New York Society.

Evelyn claimed that Craig Wadsworth entered her mother's room in London and insulted her and her mother.

Craig Wadsworth then served as Consul General at Tehran, Persia; Bucharest, Romania; Montevideo, Uruguay; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brussels, Belgium; and Lima, Peru.

Craig Wadsworth retired in 1927 and moved back to his family's estate in Geneseo, New York.

Craig Wadsworth was a member of the Knickerbocker Club, the Jockey Club, the Union Club, the Lambs Club, and the Racquet Club of New York City, the Metropolitan Club of Washington, DC and the Roehampton Club, the Beefsteak Club, and St James's Club, of London.

Craig Wadsworth died at his home in Geneseo on May 20,1960, and is buried in Temple Hill Cemetery in Geneseo, New York.

Craig Wadsworth was portrayed by Chris Noth in the 1997 TV movie Rough Riders, although he is described as being renowned as a polo player rather than a steeplechase rider; his father, who died the same year he was born, is depicted as being alive in 1898.