Lawyer,owner of "Picnic House"
Father of Mary Schenley and brother of General George Croghan.
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William Croghan, Jr. was born at Locust Grove, his family's home six miles outside of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1794. His father had come to America, serving as a British soldier prior to the Revolution, but when the war broke out, he became a patriot. After the outbreak of the war, Croghan's father served with a Virginia militia unit. In 1784, he was commissioned to survey public lands in Kentucky where he remained and opened a land office in 1791. He later married Lucy Clark, sister of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The couple had eight children. Locust Grove was a prosperous home and farm.
William Croghan, Jr. was a well-educated man who attended Transylvania Seminary and Dickinson College, before studying under Judge Reeve in Litchfield, Connecticut. He seemed to enjoy business and politics. Anxious to have him trained to help him in his multiple business interests, his father then sent him to the Litchfield Law School in 1814. Croghan hoped to obtain a position in a foreign embassy as Secretary to the Legation, but was never granted the position. He then returned to Kentucky in 1817 to work for his father.
In 1819, he settled in New Orleans where he worked as a lawyer, served his father's business interests, and ran a cotton plantation. It was there that he met and befriended artist and naturalist John James Audubon. Until 1822, he traveled frequently, spending time in Louisville, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.
In 1821, Croghan married the wealthy Mary O'Hara of Pittsburgh. The couple lived near Louisville and had two children. Tragically, Mary died in 1827, and the couple's young son died in 1828. After these deaths, Croghan moved his surviving child, Mary, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where, in 1830, he built a grand home ("Picnic") for his three-year-old daughter and himself. Croghan was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1835.
In 1842, Mary (1827 - 1903), eloped from her boarding school in New York at the age of 15 with Captain Edward W. Harrington Schenley of the British Army, who was 43 at the time. Croghan reportedly fainted upon hearing the news. He demanded action be taken against the couple and asked the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the United States Government to intercede. He also managed to have his daughter's considerable wealth (an inheritance from her mother and her maternal grandfather) withheld from the couple, though eventually he had a change of heart and visited them.
Upon his death in 1850, Mary received her full inheritance and became a beloved Pittsburgh philanthropist until her own death in 1903. Information from the Litchfield Historical Society website. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
Father of Mary Schenley and brother of General George Croghan.
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William Croghan, Jr. was born at Locust Grove, his family's home six miles outside of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1794. His father had come to America, serving as a British soldier prior to the Revolution, but when the war broke out, he became a patriot. After the outbreak of the war, Croghan's father served with a Virginia militia unit. In 1784, he was commissioned to survey public lands in Kentucky where he remained and opened a land office in 1791. He later married Lucy Clark, sister of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The couple had eight children. Locust Grove was a prosperous home and farm.
William Croghan, Jr. was a well-educated man who attended Transylvania Seminary and Dickinson College, before studying under Judge Reeve in Litchfield, Connecticut. He seemed to enjoy business and politics. Anxious to have him trained to help him in his multiple business interests, his father then sent him to the Litchfield Law School in 1814. Croghan hoped to obtain a position in a foreign embassy as Secretary to the Legation, but was never granted the position. He then returned to Kentucky in 1817 to work for his father.
In 1819, he settled in New Orleans where he worked as a lawyer, served his father's business interests, and ran a cotton plantation. It was there that he met and befriended artist and naturalist John James Audubon. Until 1822, he traveled frequently, spending time in Louisville, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.
In 1821, Croghan married the wealthy Mary O'Hara of Pittsburgh. The couple lived near Louisville and had two children. Tragically, Mary died in 1827, and the couple's young son died in 1828. After these deaths, Croghan moved his surviving child, Mary, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where, in 1830, he built a grand home ("Picnic") for his three-year-old daughter and himself. Croghan was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1835.
In 1842, Mary (1827 - 1903), eloped from her boarding school in New York at the age of 15 with Captain Edward W. Harrington Schenley of the British Army, who was 43 at the time. Croghan reportedly fainted upon hearing the news. He demanded action be taken against the couple and asked the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the United States Government to intercede. He also managed to have his daughter's considerable wealth (an inheritance from her mother and her maternal grandfather) withheld from the couple, though eventually he had a change of heart and visited them.
Upon his death in 1850, Mary received her full inheritance and became a beloved Pittsburgh philanthropist until her own death in 1903. Information from the Litchfield Historical Society website. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
Lawyer,owner of "Picnic House"
Father of Mary Schenley and brother of General George Croghan.
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William Croghan, Jr. was born at Locust Grove, his family's home six miles outside of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1794. His father had come to America, serving as a British soldier prior to the Revolution, but when the war broke out, he became a patriot. After the outbreak of the war, Croghan's father served with a Virginia militia unit. In 1784, he was commissioned to survey public lands in Kentucky where he remained and opened a land office in 1791. He later married Lucy Clark, sister of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The couple had eight children. Locust Grove was a prosperous home and farm.
William Croghan, Jr. was a well-educated man who attended Transylvania Seminary and Dickinson College, before studying under Judge Reeve in Litchfield, Connecticut. He seemed to enjoy business and politics. Anxious to have him trained to help him in his multiple business interests, his father then sent him to the Litchfield Law School in 1814. Croghan hoped to obtain a position in a foreign embassy as Secretary to the Legation, but was never granted the position. He then returned to Kentucky in 1817 to work for his father.
In 1819, he settled in New Orleans where he worked as a lawyer, served his father's business interests, and ran a cotton plantation. It was there that he met and befriended artist and naturalist John James Audubon. Until 1822, he traveled frequently, spending time in Louisville, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.
In 1821, Croghan married the wealthy Mary O'Hara of Pittsburgh. The couple lived near Louisville and had two children. Tragically, Mary died in 1827, and the couple's young son died in 1828. After these deaths, Croghan moved his surviving child, Mary, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where, in 1830, he built a grand home ("Picnic") for his three-year-old daughter and himself. Croghan was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1835.
In 1842, Mary (1827 - 1903), eloped from her boarding school in New York at the age of 15 with Captain Edward W. Harrington Schenley of the British Army, who was 43 at the time. Croghan reportedly fainted upon hearing the news. He demanded action be taken against the couple and asked the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the United States Government to intercede. He also managed to have his daughter's considerable wealth (an inheritance from her mother and her maternal grandfather) withheld from the couple, though eventually he had a change of heart and visited them.
Upon his death in 1850, Mary received her full inheritance and became a beloved Pittsburgh philanthropist until her own death in 1903. Information from the Litchfield Historical Society website. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
Father of Mary Schenley and brother of General George Croghan.
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William Croghan, Jr. was born at Locust Grove, his family's home six miles outside of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1794. His father had come to America, serving as a British soldier prior to the Revolution, but when the war broke out, he became a patriot. After the outbreak of the war, Croghan's father served with a Virginia militia unit. In 1784, he was commissioned to survey public lands in Kentucky where he remained and opened a land office in 1791. He later married Lucy Clark, sister of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The couple had eight children. Locust Grove was a prosperous home and farm.
William Croghan, Jr. was a well-educated man who attended Transylvania Seminary and Dickinson College, before studying under Judge Reeve in Litchfield, Connecticut. He seemed to enjoy business and politics. Anxious to have him trained to help him in his multiple business interests, his father then sent him to the Litchfield Law School in 1814. Croghan hoped to obtain a position in a foreign embassy as Secretary to the Legation, but was never granted the position. He then returned to Kentucky in 1817 to work for his father.
In 1819, he settled in New Orleans where he worked as a lawyer, served his father's business interests, and ran a cotton plantation. It was there that he met and befriended artist and naturalist John James Audubon. Until 1822, he traveled frequently, spending time in Louisville, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.
In 1821, Croghan married the wealthy Mary O'Hara of Pittsburgh. The couple lived near Louisville and had two children. Tragically, Mary died in 1827, and the couple's young son died in 1828. After these deaths, Croghan moved his surviving child, Mary, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where, in 1830, he built a grand home ("Picnic") for his three-year-old daughter and himself. Croghan was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1835.
In 1842, Mary (1827 - 1903), eloped from her boarding school in New York at the age of 15 with Captain Edward W. Harrington Schenley of the British Army, who was 43 at the time. Croghan reportedly fainted upon hearing the news. He demanded action be taken against the couple and asked the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the United States Government to intercede. He also managed to have his daughter's considerable wealth (an inheritance from her mother and her maternal grandfather) withheld from the couple, though eventually he had a change of heart and visited them.
Upon his death in 1850, Mary received her full inheritance and became a beloved Pittsburgh philanthropist until her own death in 1903. Information from the Litchfield Historical Society website. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
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