Hugh D. Auchincloss

Hugh D. Auchincloss
Born	Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, Jr. August 15, 1897 Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died	November 20, 1976 (aged 79)
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx)
Education	Yale University
Occupation	American stockbroker, lawyer
Spouse(s)	Maya de Chrapovitsky (m. 1925–32) Nina S. Gore (m. 1935–41) Janet Lee Bouvier (m. 1942; his death 1976)
Children	Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III Nina Gore Auchincloss Thomas Gore Auchincloss Janet Jennings Auchincloss James Lee Auchincloss
Parent(s)	Hugh Dudley Auchincloss Emma Brewster Jennings
Relatives	Edgar Stirling Auchincloss and John Winthrop Auchincloss (paternal uncles) James C. Auchincloss (paternal cousin) Hugh Auchincloss Steers and Burr Steers (grandsons)

Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, Jr. (August 15, 1897 – November 20, 1976) was an American stockbroker and lawyer who became the second husband of Nina Gore, mother of Gore Vidal, and also the second husband of Janet Lee Bouvier, the mother of First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (wife of President John F. Kennedy) and Caroline Lee Bouvier.

Early life

Auchincloss was born at Hammersmith Farm in Newport, Rhode Island. He was the son of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, Sr. (1858–1913), a merchant and financier, and Emma Brewster Jennings, daughter of Oliver Burr Jennings and Esther Judson Goodsell. His uncles were Edgar Stirling Auchincloss (father of James C. Auchincloss) and John Winthrop Auchincloss (grandfather of Louis Auchincloss).^[1][2] He had two older sisters, Esther Judson Auchincloss and Ann Burr Auchincloss. His father was the youngest brother of Edgar Stirling Auchincloss, making Hugh the nephew of Edgar Stirling Auchincloss and cousin of politician James C. Auchincloss.

Auchincloss graduated in 1920 from Yale University, where he was elected to the Elihu Senior Society. He earned a law degree from Columbia University in 1924.

Career

From 1924 to 1926, Auchincloss practiced law in New York City, before joining the Commerce Department as a special agent in aeronautics. In 1927, he was appointed an aviation expert in the State Department.^[3] Four years later in 1931, he resigned government service to form a brokerage firm.^[4] He bought his seat on the New York Stock Exchange for $235,000 (equivalent to $3,657,000 in 2015) in 1931.^[5] It was reported that he used some of the large inheritance received from his mother to found the Washington, DC brokerage firm of "Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath" with Chauncey B. Parker and Albert G. Redpath.^[3]

Auchincloss' former residence in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

During World War II Auchincloss worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence and the War Department and was commissioned with the rank of Lieutenant in the Naval Reserve on May 26, 1942, serving in the United States Navy during World War II.^[6]

Personal life

Auchincloss was married three times throughout his life and had five children.

• Maya de Chrapovitsky (1899-1990),^[7] a Russian noblewoman, from June 4, 1925, to 1932. They had one child:
  • Hugh Dudley "Yusha" Auchincloss III (1927–2015)^[8][9]
• Nina S. Gore, daughter of Thomas Gore and mother of author Gore Vidal, from 1935 to 1941.^[10] They had two children:
  • Nina Gore Auchincloss (born 1937)^[11]
  • Thomas Gore Auchincloss (born 1937).
• Janet Lee Bouvier, the mother of future First Lady Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Bouvier and Caroline Lee Bouvier, from June 21, 1942 until his death in 1976. They had two children:
  • Janet Jennings Auchincloss (1945–1985)
  • James Lee Auchincloss (born 1947).

Auchincloss was responsible for getting Jacqueline Bouvier her first job in journalism at the Washington Times-Herald. He gave her away^[12] at her wedding to future president John F. Kennedy, the reception of which was held at Hammersmith Farm on September 12, 1953. A long-time financial contributor to the Republican Party, he contributed to the campaign of his Democratic stepson-in-law, saying "I want to live in harmony with Mrs. Auchincloss and all the other members of the family."

Auchincloss was a member of the University Club, the New York Yacht Club, Grolier Society and Racquet and Tennis Club of New York. In Washington, he was a member of the Burning Tree Club and the Metropolitan Club.^[10]

References

1. Birmingham, Stephen (1968). The Right People. Little, Brown. p. 326.
2. Buck, Albert H. (1909). The Bucks of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Stone Printing and Manufacturing Co. pp. 120–3.
3. "MRS. H.D. AUCHINLOSS IN RENO FOR DIVORCE". The New York Times. April 15, 1932. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
4. "H.D. Auchincloss Resigns Post". The New York Times. January 21, 1931. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
5. "HUGH D. AUCHINCLOSS TO BUY EXCHANGE SEAT". The New York Times. May 8, 1931. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
6. Register of Officers of the Naval Reserve. 1944. pg. 38.
7. "Maria Nikolayevna "Maya" Chrapovitsky Rand". findagrave.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
8. "A Son to Mrs, Hugh D. Auchincloss". The New York Times. September 18, 1927. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
9. "Hugh Dudley "Yusha" Auchincloss, III". findagrave.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
10. "HUGH AUCHNINCLOSS MARRIES IN CAPITAL". The New York Times. October 9, 1935. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
11. The Kennedy White House: Family Life and Pictures, 1961-1963 By Carl Sferrazza Anthony, page 149
12. "Wedding of Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy". jfklibrary.org. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 6 February 2016.