Raymond Rodgers Belmont
American polo player
About Raymond Rodgers Belmont
Lived 1863 – 1887 (aged 23). Raymond Rodgers Belmont was an American polo player.
Raymond Rodgers Belmont (July 19, 1863 – January 31, 1887) was a champion polo player who killed himself in 1887 with a gunshot.
Biography He was born on July 19, 1863, to August Belmont and Caroline Slidell Mackenzie Perry. He attended Harvard University.
He participated in the 1886 International Polo Cup with teammates William Knapp Thorn, Foxhall Parker Keene and Thomas Hitchcock, Sr.
He died on January 31, 1887, in New York City by shooting himself in the side of the head with a pistol. He was 23 years old. He was buried in the Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Who was Raymond Rodgers Belmont?
American polo player (1863-1887)
When was Raymond Rodgers Belmont born?
Raymond Rodgers Belmont was born on 19 July 1863 in Newport.
When did Raymond Rodgers Belmont die?
Raymond Rodgers Belmont died on 31 January 1887.
What was Raymond Rodgers Belmont's occupation?
Raymond Rodgers Belmont was a polo player.
What nationality was Raymond Rodgers Belmont?
Raymond Rodgers Belmont was American.
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