Oliver Gould Jennings

Jennings and wife in 1914

Oliver Gould Jennings (April 27, 1865 - October 13, 1936) was a financier. He served in Connecticut House of Representatives. He was on the boards of Bethlehem Steel, United States Industrial Alcohol Company, McKesson & Robbins, Kingsport Press, Signature Company, National Fuel Gas, and Grocery Store Products.^[1]

Biography

He was born on April 27, 1865 in New York City to Oliver Burr Jennings and Esther Judson Goodsell. Oliver Gould married Mary Dows Brewster, daughter of Benjamin Brewster and Elmina Hersey Dows. He and Mary were the parents of Benjamin Brewster Jennings.

He was an 1887 initiate into Yale's Skull and Bones Society.^[2]:42

He died on October 13, 1936.^[1] His funeral was held at St. James Episcopal Church in Fairfield, Connecticut with Rev. H. W. B. Donegan presiding.^[3] Mary died in 1964.^[4]

References

1. "Oliver Jennings, Capitalist, Dead. Director of Many Companies, 71, Had Been on Board of Bethlehem Steel. Was Former Legislator. Served in Connecticut House of Representatives. Brother of Mrs. Walter B. James". New York Times. October 14, 1936. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
2. "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1936-1937" (PDF). Yale University. Dec 1, 1937. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
3. "Oliver Gould Jennings Buried in Fairfield. Funeral at St. James Episcopal Church Conducted by Rev. H. W. B. Donegan". New York Times. October 17, 1936. Retrieved 2010-11-01. More than 500 persons attended the funeral yesterday of Oliver Gould Jennings, capitalist and director of many companies, who died on Tuesday of bronchial.....
4. "Mrs. Oliver Jennings". New York Times. May 7, 1964. Retrieved 2010-11-01. Jennings, widow of Oliver G. Jennings, who died in 1936, was a member of the first graduating class of.....School. She had long been active in.....