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Leonard Walter Jerome (November 3, 1817 – March 3, 1891) was an American financier in Brooklyn, New York, and the maternal grandfather of Winston Churchill.
Leonard Jerome was a monumental figure in American society and thoroughbred racing who spearheaded the creation of three iconic New York tracks in the 19th century. By Brien Bouyea.
Known as the “King of Wall Street,” Jerome was a flamboyant stock speculator, financier, and patron of the arts who became a powerful figure in the thoroughbred game as the driving force behind the conception of three major racetracks in the New York City area.
28 de ago. de 2017 · Winston Churchill once observed about a photo of his grandfather Leonard Jerome that he was “very fierce.” “I’m the only tame one they’ve produced,” he said modestly. 1 Jerome, like his grandson, spent a lifetime beating the odds.
9 de dic. de 2015 · On a recent visit to New York City, Randolph Churchill visited the historic Green-Wood Cemetery in the borough of Brooklyn to pay his respects at the tomb of his great-great-great-grandfather Leonard Jerome, the father of Sir Winston Churchill’s mother Jennie.
Leonard Jerome was a personable and talented man from upstate New York who set out to be a lawyer, served for a time as a publisher, and then went to Manhattan to enter the lists in Wall Street, which he did with such marked success that he became very wealthy and emerged as one of the city’s more prominent yachtsmen, horsemen, bon vivants ...
19 de jul. de 2023 · Leonard Jerome’s imprint on American thoroughbred racing in the 19th century — specifically on the prominent and prestigious New York scene — was enormous.
