Cowdin played for the Rockaway Polo Club.[1] He won the 1902 International Polo Cup and the first U.S. Open Polo Championship in 1904.[1] He also won the Association and Added Cups, the Governor's Challenge Cup and the Senior Championship in 1896, 1899, 1902 and 1903.[1]
His wife died on May 3, 1908, after a short illness while in Paris, France.[2]
He married Gertrude Cheever with whom he had a daughter and two sons. In 1912, his second marriage was to Madeleine Knowlton.[3]
john, elliot, cowdin, march, 1858, january, 1941, american, polo, player, bornmarch, 1858boston, massachusettsdiedjanuary, 1941new, york, city, york, east, norwich, connecticuteducationharvard, universityoccupationsilk, merchantspouse, gertrude, cheever, 1908,. John Elliot Cowdin March 22 1858 January 7 1941 was an American polo player 1 John Elliot CowdinBornMarch 22 1858Boston MassachusettsDiedJanuary 7 1941New York City New York amp East Norwich ConnecticutEducationHarvard UniversityOccupationSilk merchantSpouse s Gertrude Cheever d 1908 Madeline Knowlton d 1950 ChildrenEthel Elliott Channing Cowdin John CheeverParent s Elliot Christopher CowdinSarah Katharine Waldron Rodolphe Louis Agassiz James Montaudevert Waterbury Jr John Elliott Cowdin Lawrence Waterbury and Foxhall P Keene in 1902 for the International Polo CupEarly life and career editCowdin was born on March 22 1858 to Elliot Christopher Cowdin and Sarah Katharine Waldron His father was a prominent New York businessman and a member of the 100th New York State Legislature Cowdin played for the Rockaway Polo Club 1 He won the 1902 International Polo Cup and the first U S Open Polo Championship in 1904 1 He also won the Association and Added Cups the Governor s Challenge Cup and the Senior Championship in 1896 1899 1902 and 1903 1 His wife died on May 3 1908 after a short illness while in Paris France 2 He married Gertrude Cheever with whom he had a daughter and two sons In 1912 his second marriage was to Madeleine Knowlton 3 He died on January 7 1941 Legacy editHe was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in 2007 1 One of his sons John Cheever Cowdin was also a top level polo player References edit a b c d e Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame biography Mrs John Elliot Cowdin PDF New York Times 18 May 1908 Knowlton Cowdin New York Times 25 June 1912 nbsp This biographical article related to polo in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Elliot Cowdin amp oldid 1177215188, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
