Leonard Walter Jerome (November 3, 1817 – March 3, 1891) was a Brooklyn, New York, financier and grandfather of Winston Churchill. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874
Early Life and background
Leonard Jerome was the son of Aurora Murray and Isaac Jerome. Descendant of Timothy Jerome a Huguenot (member of Protestant Reformed Church of France, known historically as the French Calvinists). The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Reformed churches are a group of Christian Protestant Denominations formally characterized by a similar Calvinist system of doctrine historically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Calvinism (sometimes called the Reformed tradition, the Reformed faith, or Reformed theology) is a theological system and an approach to the Leonard was born on a farm in upstate Pompey, New York, and went on to study law, graduating from Union College. Pompey is a Town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York. He set up practice in Rochester, New York. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. He later moved to New York City where he became a notable and flamboyant stock market speculator and promoter. The City of New York
It has been erroneously reported that Leonard Jerome acquired a majority shareholding in the New York Times newspaper, though in actuality the New York Times was founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, and later acquired by Adolph Ochs in 1896. Henry Jarvis Raymond (January 24 1820 near Lima, Livingston County New York - June 18 1869 New York City) was an American journalist George Jones (1811 &ndash 1891 was an American journalist who co-founded with Henry Jarvis Raymond the New-York Daily Times, now the Adolph Simon Ochs (b March 12, 1858 &ndash April 8, 1935) was an American newspaper publisher and former owner of The New York Times He was known as a flamboyant and successful stock speculator, having made and lost several fortunes, he was known as "The King of Wall Street". He had pecuniary interests in a number of railway companies. A patron of the arts, he was the founder of Manhattan's Academy of Music. The Academy of Music was a Theater and Opera house located at East 14th Street and Irving Place in Manhattan, New York City
Leonard Jerome was also an avid sportsman and enjoyed yachting with his friend, William K. Vanderbilt. Yachting is an activity involving boats It may be racing Sailing boats cruising to distant shores or day-sailing along a coast William Kissam Vanderbilt ( December 12 1849 &ndash July 22 1920) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt They both had a special passion for thoroughbred horse racing and helped found the American Jockey Club. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national The Jockey Club, formed on February 9, 1894, is the keeper of the North American Stud Book Jerome also was instrumental in building the Jerome Park Racetrack in The Bronx in conjunction with fellow financier August Belmont, Sr. where the first Belmont Stakes was held in 1867. Jerome Park Racetrack was an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility opened in 1866 in the North-West end of Fordham Westchester Co August Belmont Sr ( December 8 1813 - November 24 1890) was born in Alzey, Hesse, to a Jewish family The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. A resident of Brooklyn, along with William K. Vanderbilt and other investors, he founded the Coney Island Jockey Club which in 1884 built the Sheepshead Bay Race Track. Sheepshead Bay Race Track was an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility built on the site of the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheepshead Bay,
Marriage and family
In 1849, he married Clara Hall (1825-1895) with whom he had three daughters who were acclaimed wherever they went, becoming known as 'the Good, the Witty and the Beautiful. ' Jennie Jerome ('the beautiful') married Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895), younger son of the Duke of Marlborough and was mother to Winston Churchill. Lady Randolph Churchill CI DStJ ( Jeanette "Jennie" Jerome) ( January 9, 1854 – June 9, 1921) Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill ( 13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British Statesman. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Clara Jerome ('the good') married Moreton Frewen (1853-1924), who had squandered his capital on gambling, sports and women, while Leonie Jerome ('the witty') married Irish Baronet Sir John Leslie, 2nd Bt. (1857-1944). There have been a number of baronetcies in the Leslie family Leslie of Wardis (1 September 1625 Created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia They had 4 sons including Shane Leslie. Sir John Randolph Leslie 3rd Baronet, generally known as Shane Leslie, ( 24 September 1885 &ndash 14 August 1971) an Irish Leonard Jerome's wealth afforded his daughters the opportunity to spend much time in Europe where they associated with the aristocratic elite of the day. On the Isle of Wight, Jennie Jerome met and later married Lord Randolph Churchill, son of the Duke of Marlborough. The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill ( 13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British Statesman. John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough, KG ( 2 June 1822 &ndash 4 July 1883) was an English Statesman They gave Leonard Jerome two grandsons, including Winston Churchill who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
The Jerome Mansion, on the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street had a full theatre and lovely view of Madison Square Park. Madison Square is formed by the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway at 23rd Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan It was later sold and housed a series of private clubs. Some of the funds from the sale helped support the country lifestyle of Winston Churchill prior to his rise to power. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The mansion was torn down in 1967. Jerome Avenue in Brooklyn is named in Leonard Jerome's memory, as is Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. In the Bronx, Jerome Park was once the site of a horse racing track, which was replaced by the Jerome Park Reservoir. The Jerome Park Reservoir is located in the North Bronx, New York City. The New York City Transit Authority's #4 Train, the Lexington Avenue-Jerome Avenue Express, runs past one of New York's famous landmarks, Yankee Stadium, located between Jerome Avenue and River at 161st Street. The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA is a Public authority in the U Lexington Avenue, often abbreviated by New Yorkers as "Lex" is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City.
Leonard Jerome died at the age of 73 in Brighton, England. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. His body was brought home for interment in the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
References
- McNamara, John "History in Asphalt: The Origin of Bronx Street and Place Names" (1993) Bronx County Historical Society ISBN 978-0941980166
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