Theodore Augustus Havemeyer was an American businessman who was the first president of the US Golf Association and co-founder of the Newport Country Club, host to both the first US Amateur and the first US Open in 1895.
10 Facts About Theodore Havemeyer
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Theodore Havemeyer was the eldest son of three children born to Frederick Christian Havemeyer Jr.
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Theodore Havemeyer's mother died in 1851 and he was then raised with the help of his grandmothers, Mary Osborne Henderson and Catharine Billiger Havemeyer, and his oldest sister, Mary Havemeyer.
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Theodore Havemeyer studied at Mr Betts' School in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Theodore Havemeyer was the Austro-Hungarian Consul-General in New York City for twenty-five years, up until 1895.
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Theodore Havemeyer became president of the New York Golf Club and the first president United States Golf Association, as well.
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Theodore Havemeyer co-founded the Newport Country Club, US Amateur Championship and US Open.
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The US Amateur trophy, the Theodore Havemeyer Cup, is currently named in his honor.
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In 1862, Havemeyer married Emily de Loosey, daughter of Chevalier Charles F de Loosey, the Austrian Consul General to New York.
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Theodore Havemeyer died intestate at his home, 244 Madison Avenue in New York City, on April 26,1897.