John Busteed Ireland

John Busteed Ireland (September 6, 1823 – October 11, 1913) was an American lawyer, writer, and landowner.

John Busteed Ireland
Born	(1823-09-06)September 6, 1823 Watkins Glen, New York, U.S.
Died	October 11, 1913(1913-10-11) (aged 90) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University
Spouse	Adelia Duane Pell ​ ​ (m. 1863; died 1913)​
Children	7
Parent(s)	John Lawrence Ireland Mary Floyd Ireland
Relatives	John G. Floyd (uncle)

Early life

Ireland was born in Watkins Glen, Schuyler County, New York on September 6, 1823. He was the son of John Lawrence Ireland (1796–1879) and Mary (née Floyd) Ireland (1798–1887), the sister of U.S. Representative John Gelston Floyd.^[1] John's younger brother was Nicoll Floyd Ireland.

His paternal grandparents were John Ireland and Judith (née Lawrence) Ireland (a daughter of New York State Senator Jonathan Lawrence and the former Ruth Riker, a member of the Riker family, for whom Rikers Island is named). Among his great-uncles were U.S. Representative Samuel Lawrence, New York City Comptroller John L. Lawrence, and U.S. Representative William T. Lawrence.^[1] His maternal grandparents were Nicoll Floyd (eldest son of Gen. William Floyd, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence) and Phoebe (née Gelston) Floyd (a daughter of David Gelston, the Collector of the Port of New York under Presidents Jefferson, Madison and Monroe).^[2]

As a child, his family moved from Watkins Glen to New York City to live. Ireland graduated from New York University in 1842.

Career

After three years study, Ireland was admitted to the bar in Albany in 1845. Ireland, who inherited great wealth from his father, made a six-year tour of the world, beginning in 1851. After returning, he wrote a book entitled: Wall Street to Cashmere: A Journal of Five Years in Asia, Africa, and Europe; Comprising Visits, during 1851, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to the Danemora Iron Mines, the 'Seven Churches', plains of Troy, Palmyra, Jerusalem, Petra, Seringpatam, Surat; With Scenes of the Recent Mutinies (Benares, Agra, Cawnpore, Luchnow, Delhi, etc. etc.), Cashmere, the Khyber Pass to Afghanistan, Java, China, and Mauritius.^[3] Also upon his return, he devoted much of his time to managing his real estate interests.^[4]

In 1859, he became a member of the Union League Club, of which he was the longest member immediately preceding his death in 1913. He was also a member of the Sons of the Revolution, the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York and Church Club.^[4]

Personal life

In 1863, Ireland was married to Adelia Duane Pell (1838–1915).^[5] Adelia was the only daughter of Robert Livingston Pell and Maria Louisa (née Brinckerhoff) Pell.^[6] Through her mother, she was a direct descendant of Judge Robert Troup and Peter Goelet, and through her father, she was a direct descendant of James Duane (the Mayor of New York City), Robert Livingston, 3rd Lord of Livingston Manor, and Thomas Pell, 1st Lord of the Pelham Manor (and a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Charles I).^[7] Together, Adelia and John were the parents of four sons and three daughters:

• John DeCourcy Ireland (1865–1951), a Yale graduate who married Elizabeth Gallatin (1874–1895), a great-granddaughter of Albert Gallatin, in 1895.^[8] He later married Arline Elizabeth Davis (1868–1963).^[9]
• Robert Livingston Ireland Sr. (1867–1928), who married Kate Benedict Hanna, daughter of Howard Melville Hanna and heiress to the M. A. Hanna Company fortune.^[10]
• Maria Louise Ireland (1870–1965), who married the Rev. Easton Earl Madeira.^[11][12]
• Adelia Ireland (1872–1936),^[13] who married Dr. Montgomery H. Sicard, who was connected with the marine division of Standard Oil of New Jersey.^[14]
• Augustus Floyd Ireland (1874–1906)^[15]
• Laura Duane Ireland (1877–1960), who married Louis Henri Junod, Consul General of Switzerland to the United States in 1898.^[16][17]
• James Duane Ireland Sr. (1878–1921), who married Elizabeth Clark Ring, daughter of Clark Lombard Ring of Saginaw, Michigan.^[18]

Ireland died of apoplexy on October 11, 1913, at his home, 104 East 73rd Street in Manhattan.^[4] After a funeral service at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, he was buried in the Ireland family vault at Trinity Churchyard in Manhattan.^[19] His eldest son John went bankrupt in April 1917.^[20]

Descendants

Through his son John, he was grandfather of Louise Davis Ireland (1905-2001), co-author of "Children in the Family, a Psychological Guide for Parents" with Florence Powdermaker, and "Ligi-A Life in the Twentieth Century". She married Charles P. Grimes. He was great grandfather of Louise son, Charles Livingston Grimes, an Olympic gold medalist in rowing.

Through his son Robert, he was a grandfather of Robert Livingston Ireland Jr. (1895–1981), Vice Chairman of Consolidation Coal, philanthropist, plantation owner, quail hunter and yachtsman.

Through his daughter Laura, he was a grandfather to Henri Pell Junod (1900–1971), a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who became an industrialist and served as executive vice president and vice chairman of Pickands Mather & Co., Inc.^[21]

References

1. Lawrence, Thomas (1858). Historical Genealogy of the Lawrence Family: From Their First Landing in this Country, 1635 to the Present Date, July 4th, 1858. E.O. Jenkins. pp. 102-110. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
2. Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1858). The New York Civil List: Containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time. Weed, Parsons and Co. pp. 114f, 117f, 141, 275 and 415. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
3. Cross, Anthony (2014). In the Land of the Romanovs: An Annotated Bibliography of First-hand English-language Accounts of the Russian Empire (1613-1917). Open Book Publishers. p. 180. ISBN 9781783740574. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
4. "JOHN B. IRELAND DIES AT 80. Old Member of the Union Club Expires of Apoplexy". The New York Times. October 12, 1913. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
5. Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett; Weber, Carol Harris (1994). History of Ulster County, New York: With Illustrations. Heart of the Lakes Publishing. ISBN 9781557871305. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
6. Livingston, Edwin Brockholst (1910). The Livingstons of Livingston Manor: Being the History of that Branch of the Scottish House of Callendar which Settled in the English Province of New York During the Reign of Charles the Second; and Also Including an Account of Robert Livingston of Albany, "The Nephew," a Settler in the Same Province and His Principal Descendants. Knickerbocker Press. p. 228. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
7. Hartford, William J. (1900). The Successful American. New York: Press Biographical Company. p. 402. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
8. "WEDDING OF MISS ELIZABETH M. GALLATIN; Married to John De Courcy Ireland in Calvary Episcopal Church" (PDF). The New York Times. 7 February 1895. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
9. of 1927, Yale University Class; Childs, S. Winston (1953). Twenty-five Years Out: History of the Class of 1927, Yale University. Published with the assistance of the Class Secretaries Bureau. p. 232. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
10. Nemy, Enid (9 May 1971). "The Lords and Manors Have Gone, But Descendants Remember Well" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
11. Journal of the Annual Convention of the Diocese of West Missouri. The Convention. 1890. p. 13. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
12. Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American Commonwealth Company. p. 534. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
13. "MRS. MONTGOMERY SICARD; James Duane, First Mayor Here After Revolution, a Forbear" (PDF). The New York Times. 23 June 1936. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
14. Sicard, M.D., Montgomery H. (1917). "The Treatment of Bronchial Asthma by Vaccination, With Report of Cases". The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. J.B. Lippincott, Company. 153: 856–867. doi:10.1097/00000441-191706000-00007. S2CID 56545498. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
15. Davis, Howland; Clermont, Friends of (1995). A Livingston Genealogical Register. Kinship. ISBN 9781560121367. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
16. "Miss Laura Duane Ireland Is Married to Louis H. Junod.; DR. D.P. MORGAN OFFICIATES The Ceremony Performed in the Church of the Heavenly Rest -- The Couple Going to Bermuda -- Other Marriages of Interest" (PDF). The New York Times. 26 January 1898. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
17. Who's Who in New York City and State. L.R. Hamersly Company. 1914. p. 406. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
18. "IRELAND, JAMES DUANE". case.edu. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
19. "Died. IRELAND". The New York Times. 14 October 1913. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
20. "J. DE COURCY IRELAND FAILS; Has Liabilities of $569,424 and Assets of Unknown Value" (PDF). The New York Times. 15 April 1917. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
21. "Henri Pell Junod, an Industrialist". The New York Times. 9 October 1971. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

External links

• John Busteed Ireland at Find a Grave
• Wall Street to Cashmere: A Journal of Five Years in Asia, Africa, and Europe; Comprising Visits, during 1851, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to the Danemora Iron Mines, the 'Seven Churches', plains of Troy, Palmyra, Jerusalem, Petra, Seringpatam, Surat; With Scenes of the Recent Mutinies (Benares, Agra, Cawnpore, Luchnow, Delhi, etc. etc.), Cashmere, the Khyber Pass to Afghanistan, Java, China, and Mauritius London, Sampson Low, Son & Co. (1859) 531 pps.