John Brown Francis Herreshoff

For other Herreshoff family members, see Herreshoff (surname).

John Brown Francis Herreshoff (February 7, 1850 – January 30, 1932) was second winner of the Perkin Medal.^[1][2] He was also the president of The General Chemical Company.^[3][4]

John Brown Francis Herreshoff
Born	(1850-02-07)February 7, 1850 Bristol, Rhode Island
Died	January 30, 1932(1932-01-30) (aged 81) New York City
Occupation	Chemist

Biography

Herreshoff was born February 7, 1850, Bristol, Rhode Island, to the marriage of Charles Frederick Herreshoff III (1809–1888) and Julia Ann Lewis (maiden; 1811–1901). Herreshoff was a metallurgical chemist affiliated with the firm of Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, builders of yachts and torpedo boats.^[5] Herreshoff was also the president of The General Chemical Company, which was founded in 1899 and merged in 1920 with Allied Corporation.^[3]

Recipient of the Perkin Medal

Herreshoff, in 1908, received the Perkin Medal,^[2] an award conferred annually by the American section of the Society of Chemical Industry to a scientist residing in America for an "innovation in applied chemistry resulting in outstanding commercial development." It is considered the highest honor given in the U.S. chemical industry.

Death

Herreshoff died January 30, 1932, at the home of his daughter in New York City.^[1] Interment was at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia.

Family

John Brown Francis Herreshoff was married four times.

1. He first married – on February 9, 1876 – Grace Eugenia Dyer (maiden; 1851–1880), with whom he had a daughter, Louise Chamberlain Herreshoff (1876–1967), who went on to become a painter.
2. After Grace's death, he married – on October 25, 1882, in Philadelphia – Emaline Duval ("Mildred") Lee (maiden; 1863–1930). From that marriage, he had two sons and a daughter. One of the sons, Frederick Herreshoff (1888–1920), became a noted American amateur golfer. By way his daughter from that marriage, Sarah Lothrop Herreshoff (1889–1958), a grandson, Guido Borgianni (it)^[6] (1914–2011), became a noted Italian painter.
3. Herreshoff and Mildred divorced June 4, 1919, in Manhattan, and five days later, on June 9, 1919, Herreshoff married Carrie Lucas Ridley (maiden; 1878–1924), her second.
4. On October 5, 1924 (six months after Carrie's death), Herreshoff married Carrie's sister, Irma Grey Ridley (1872–1946).

References

1. "Dr. J. B. Herreshoff, Chemist, 81, Dies". New York Times. January 31, 1932. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
2. "Dr. John Herreshoff, Noted Scientist, Dies at 81 in New York". The Daily Illini. 31 January 1932. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
3. "Died". The Sun and the New York Herald. March 24, 1920. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
4. Johnson, Edwin Rossiter, PhD, LLD (1840–1931), editor-in-chief; Brown, John Howard, managing editor (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. 5 (of 10), "Habb—Izard". Boston: The Biographical Society (publisher); Plimpton Press (printer). Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

   Entries (no page numbers):
   1. "Herreshoff, Charles Frederick" (1809–1888)
   2. "Herreshoff, James Brown" (1834–1930) (photo)
   3. "Herreshoff, John Brown" (1841–1915)
   4. "Herreshoff, John Brown Francis" (1850–1932)
   5. "Herreshoff, Julian Lewis" (1854–1919)
   6. "Herreshoff, Nathaniel Greene" (1848–1938)
5. "Coming International Yacht Race". The San Francisco Call. 10 September 1899. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
6. Florino, L. (July 25, 1972). "Parte Prima: Giurisprudenza Costituzionale Ecivile" [Part One: Civil Constitutional Jurisprudence]. Il Foro Italiano (Sezione I civile; sentenza 25 luglio 1972, N° 2532; Pres. Giannattasio P., Est. Brancaccio, P. M.Sciaraffia (concl. conf.); Borgianni G. (Avvocato Mauro, Nicolò) c. Masnada (Avvocato Porzio, Monti,Corti), Boncompagni (Avvocato Capano), Luporini, Eredità giacente Borgianni R.F.) (in Italian). Vol. 95. Societa Editrice Il Foro Italiano ARL. pp. 3035–3044. ISSN 0015-783X. JSTOR 23166410. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via JSTOR (the text pertains to heirship for the purpose of inheritance, and, in doing so, mentions dates of marriages, births, divorces, and deaths of subjects in this article – in one case, it links Guido Borgianni to John B.F. Herreshoff) {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links

• Works by or about John Brown Francis Herreshoff at the Internet Archive