Edgar F. Luckenbach
Luckenbach's father Lewis owned the Luckenbach Steamship Company, and Edgar succeeded to its presidency upon Lewis' death in 1906, moving its operations to Manhattan.[1]
Edgar F. Luckenbach | |
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| Born | Edgar Frederick Luckenbach January 19, 1868 |
| Died | April 26, 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | President |
| Employer | Luckenbach Steamship Company |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Bissell Susan G. Vickers Andrea Fenwick (m. 1919–1937) |
| Children | Lewis Luckenbach Andrea Luckenbach Edgar F. Luckenbach Jr. |
| Parent(s) | Lewis Luckenbach and Mary E. Frey |
After the First World War, Luckenbach decided it was in the best interest of the company to focus on domestic trade. He established terminal facilities throughout the United States, including in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Mobile and Galveston.
Personal interests
Luckenbach was very active in club affairs. He was a member of the Atlantic Yacht Club, Sands Point Bath Club, New York Yacht Club, the Turf and Field Club, the United Hunts Club and the Everglades Club of Palm Beach.[1]
In business, he was a member of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York, the Commerce and Industry Association of New York and the New York Produce Exchange. He was elected president of the American Steamship Owners Association in 1927, but refused the post because of his busy business.[1]
He was also an avid horseman. His saddle mare, Lucky Nira, won many horse shows throughout the 1920s and 1930s. His third wife, Andrea, also held many horse shows at their country estate.
Death
After months of declining health, Edgar F. Luckenbach died at his estate, Elm Court, in Sands Point, New York, on April 26, 1943. He was 75 years old.
A few years after his death, the 104 acres (0.42 km2) Elm Court estate was put up for auction. It consisted of a 22-room main house, a 12-room dwelling, a 4-room cottage, a 7-room house and two 8-room homes. Also on the estate were a six-car and a four-car garage, greenhouses, orchards, a chicken coop and a bathhouse on the beach.[2] The estate later became the campus of Sands Point Country Day School, also known as Sands Point Academy, a school for gifted children, which operated there from 1954 to 1973.