Robert Early Strawbridge, Jr.

Robert Early Strawbridge, Jr. (November 17, 1896 - March 6, 1986) was an American polo champion and chairman of the United States Polo Association.[1]

Biography

He was born on November 17, 1896 to Robert Early Strawbridge, Sr. and Anita Berwind. His grandfather was Justus Clayton Strawbridge.[2]

He attended Harvard University from 1915 to 1917.[3] He was elected chairman of the United States Polo Association in 1936.[1]

He died on March 6, 1986.[1] He was buried in Church of the Redeemer Cemetery in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Robert Strawbridge Jr. Dies. Former Polo Star and Official". New York Times. March 8, 1986. Retrieved 2011-03-29. Robert E. Strawbridge Jr., one of the nation's leading polo players in the 1920s and 1930s and a longtime official of the sport, died Thursday at his farm in Chatham, Pa. ... He was elected chairman of the United States Polo Association in 1936 and retained the post for two decades.
  2. ↑ "Robert Early Strawbridge, Jr.". Retrieved 2012-11-22. Robert Early Strawbridge, Jr. was the grandson of Justus C. Strawbridge, a founder of the Strawbridge & Clothier department store chain of Philadelphia. His mother was Anita Berwind, the daughter of Charles Berwind, whose brother, Edward J. Berwind, was a director of the Guaranty Trus
  3. ↑ Harvard University alumni directory. Harvard University. 1919. Retrieved 2012-11-22. Robert Early Strawbridge, Jr., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
  4. ↑ "Robert Early Strawbridge, Jr.". Findagrave. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
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