New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . phia on thegood ship Concord, on June 8th, 1683. A direct de-scendant of this early settler was Abraham Evan Gwynne,who was a lawyer and partner of Judge Storer, of Cincin- nati. P>y his marriage with Cettie Moore Ilagg, became the father of the subject of this sketch, andof his brother, Abram livan Gwynne. The eldest daughter,Alice Claypoole (iwynne, is now the wife of CorneliusVanderbilt. The Claypooles are an old English family,whose direct ancestor was Humphrey de Bohun, Earl ofHereford and Essex, and Lord H
New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . phia on thegood ship Concord, on June 8th, 1683. A direct de-scendant of this early settler was Abraham Evan Gwynne,who was a lawyer and partner of Judge Storer, of Cincin- nati. P>y his marriage with Cettie Moore Ilagg, became the father of the subject of this sketch, andof his brother, Abram livan Gwynne. The eldest daughter,Alice Claypoole (iwynne, is now the wife of CorneliusVanderbilt. The Claypooles are an old English family,whose direct ancestor was Humphrey de Bohun, Earl ofHereford and Essex, and Lord High Constable of England,who married, in 1306, the Princess Elizabeth, daughter ofEdward the First; so that a direct line can be traced,through the Plantagenets, from the (iwynne family toEdmund Ironsides, King of the Anglo-Saxons, A. D. 989,and Hugh Capet, King of France, A. I). 940. Mr. Gwynnehas a handsome estate at Lawrence, Long Island. Hemarried Miss Louisa Hanna, who is of Scotch descent, anda member of the great Erskine family. He has one son,who is of DAVID ELI GWYNNE, ABRAM EVANS GWYNNE. Abram Evans Gwynne is of the fine old family of theGwynnes of Wales, who have not only iielped to consolidatethe ancient British Empire, but also have taken a leadingpart in the foundation and development of these UnitedStates. Mr. Gwynne is among the select few who canclearly prove the title of an American of Royal family came to this country in 1683, the represent-ative being Sir John Clay])oole, who first landed in Philadel-phia. Sir John was knighted by Cromwell, and he camefrom the old Welsh family which traces direct descent fromHumphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex, andfurther back, through the Plantagenets, to Edmund Iron-sides and Hugh Capet of France. Abram, who is a partnerin the firm of Gwynne Brothers, was born at Cincinnati,November 22, 1847. He was educated at Starrs Academywith his brother, then at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.,and he compl
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