Craig Wharton Wadsworth | |
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 Craig Wadsworth | |
| Born | (1872-01-12)January 12, 1872 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | May 20, 1960(1960-05-20) (aged 88) Geneseo, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, New York |
| Education | The Hill School Harvard University |
| Known for | Diplomat, member ofRoosevelt'sRough Riders |
| Parent(s) | Craig W. Wadsworth Evelyn Willing Peters |
| Relatives | James Wadsworth (grandfather) James W. Wadsworth (uncle) Cornelia W. Adair (aunt) James Wadsworth Jr. (cousin) |
Craig Wharton Wadsworth (January 12, 1872 – May 20, 1960)[1] was a diplomat,steeplechase rider, and member ofTheodore Roosevelt'sRough Riders.[2]
Wadsworth was born inPhiladelphia to Gen. Craig Wadsworth (1841–1872) and Evelyn Willing (née Peters) Wadsworth (1845–1886).[3] His elder brother was James S. Wadsworth (1870–1930).
His grandfather wasCivil WarGeneralJames S. Wadsworth (1807–1864), his uncle wasJames Wolcott Wadsworth (1846–1926), and his aunts wereCornelia Wadsworth Ritchie Adair (1837–1921), who became prominent as the matriarch ofGlenveagh Castle inCounty Donegal, Ireland, and the largeJA Ranch in theTexas Panhandle,[4] and Elizabeth S. Wadsworth (1848–1930), who was married toArthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore (1843–1925), becoming Lady Barrymore.[5]
He attended school atThe Hill School atPottstown, Pennsylvania. He studied atHarvard University in 1892 and was a member of the university's varsityfootball team.[6]
He was an amateur steeplechase rider and prominent member of New York Society.[7][8][9][10] In 1900, he purchased the horses Banastar (for $11,000), Lucky Bird ($2,600), and Seminole ($3,000) and from the estate of William H. Clark.[11]
He served inCuba during theSpanish–American War where he served in Troop K of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders in 1898. After the war, he served on Governor Theodore Roosevelt's military staff as a major inAlbany, New York.[6]
In 1902, he started in the U.S. Diplomatic Service as third secretary to theAmerican Embassy in London, taking up his position there in August that year,[12] and succeedingWilliam Corcoran Eustis.[13] In 1907, during the murder trial of society architectStanford White, there were accusations of impropriety made against Wadsworth byEvelyn Nesbit Thaw, the wife ofHarry Kendall Thaw.[14][15] Evelyn claimed that Wadsworth entered her mother's room in London and insulted her and her mother. Wadsworth vehemently denied the accusations against him.[14][16][17]
He then served asConsul General atTehran,[18]Persia;Bucharest,Romania;Montevideo,Uruguay;Buenos Aires,Argentina;Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Brussels, Belgium; andLima,Peru.[2]
Wadsworth retired in 1927 and moved back to his family's estate inGeneseo, New York.[6]
Wadsworth was a member of theKnickerbocker Club, theJockey Club, theUnion Club, theLambs Club, and theRacquet Club of New York City, theMetropolitan Club of Washington, D.C. and theRoehampton Club, theBeefsteak Club, andSt James's Club, of London.[6]
Wadsworth died at his home in Geneseo on May 20, 1960, and is buried in Temple Hill Cemetery inGeneseo, New York.[6]
Wadsworth was portrayed byChris Noth in the 1997 TV movieRough Riders, although he is described as being renowned as a polo player rather than a steeplechase rider; also his father, who died the same year he was born, is depicted as being alive in 1898.
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