James Wendell Southard
James Wendell Southard (July 16, 1895 – August 22, 1927) was an American businessman.
Early life
[edit]Southard was born on July 16, 1895, in Toledo, Ohio. He was the son of James William Southard (1857–1926) and Laura (née Leighton) Southard (1867–1954), both of Ohio.[1]
Career
[edit]Southard served as president of the Old Masters Paper and Pulp Corporation. He was also associated with the Erie Steel Corporation of New York.[2]
Personal life
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Southard married Felicitas Aletta Mechthild von Schoeller (1900–1975), a daughter of Austrian steel man, Ritter Richard von Schoeller and Emmi Frederika Siedenburg.[3][4] Before his untimely death, they were the parents of:[5]
- Sylvia Southard (1926–2004), who married John Meyer Tiedtke, a son of Ernest Tiedtke of the Ohio grocery and department store Tiedtke's.[5]
Southard died on August 22, 1927, at Hirschwang, near Vienna, Austria.[2] His body was returned to the United States and he was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Morenci, Michigan. After his death, his widow married Prince Alfred of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst on January 29, 1934 (a son of Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and Countess Franziska von Schönborn-Buchheim).[6][7][8] Prince Alfred's youngest sister, Princess Franziska, was the wife of Archduke Maximilian of Austria (brother of Archduke Karl Franz of Austria, the last Emperor of Austria).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Leonard, John W. (1926). Who's who in Finance, Banking and Insurance: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. Who's who in finance, incorporated. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b "JAMES WENDELL SOUTHARD. Head of Old Masters Paper Corporation Dies Suddenly at 30". The New York Times. August 23, 1927. p. 25. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Gaastra, Detlef (8 May 2017). Ein Schloss im Meer - Gästebuch der Familie von Hütterott: Bearbeitung und Kommentierung von Detlef Gaastra (in German). Engelsdorfer Verlag. p. 211. ISBN 978-3-96145-078-7. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "The Catalogue | Schoeller, Frau Richard von, née Emmi Frederika Siedenburg". www.delaszlocatalogueraisonne.com. The de Laszlo Archive Trust. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b Almanach de Gotha: Annual Genealogical Reference. Almanach de Gotha. 2004. p. 547. ISBN 978-0-9532142-5-9. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Württembergisch Franken: Jahrbuch des Historischen Vereins für Württembergisch Franken (in German). Verein für Württembergisch Franken. 1979. p. 140. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "MISS BRITTON WED TO AUSTRIAN PRINCE; Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Britton Marries Alfred zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst. HE IS EMBASSY ATTACHE Mgr. Russell Officiates at Simple Ceremony Attended by Diplomats of the Central Powers". The New York Times. December 15, 1916. p. 13. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "AMERICAN PRINCESS IS DEAD IN VIENNA; Former Catharine Britton of Washington Wed to Prince Alfred Hohenlohe in 1916". The New York Times. 25 June 1929. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Gothaischer genealogischer Hofkalender nebst diplomatisch-statistichem Jahrbuch (in German). J. Perthes. 1919. p. 151. Retrieved 15 August 2024.