New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-17
BOWDOIN MILLIONS
REMAIN in FAMILY
Morgan Partner Leaves
Bulk of His Estate to Wife,
Son and Daughter.
HEIRS TO DIVIDE
RARE OLD WINES
Other Relatives and Faithful Man
Servant Are Remembered
in COdiciI.

An estate estimated at several million
dollars is disposed OF 10y the Will OF
George sullivan Boadoin. who was
member of the firm Of j. +. Morgan x
20. Mr. Bowdoin died on December Is at
his home No. 80 Park avenue. His viii
was fled for probate yesterday. IT gives
the principal part Of the estate TO IN.
wife. daughter and son Of the testator.
with the exception of three requests OF
5000 each to three cousins. In a codicil
MIR. Bowdoin increased these three be
quests to 10000 each and left $1,000 to
his man servant.
Mr.. Bowdoin made his will in so2. and
named the late J. Pierpont Morgan, ).
Pierpont Morgan. jr Francis bynds
Stei son. and his wife. Mrs. julia Grinnen
Bowdoin. as executors and trustees. VIII
lam Pierson Hamilton, another member
Of the banking firm was one Of the wit
nesses Of the will and codcil.
Mr.. Bowdon requested the trustees TO
invest or retain the trust funds he estaD-
lished in first mortgage railway bonds
and the capital stock OF dividend paying
railway companies. He recommended
great regard for the security OF the
principal rather than for the amount OF
income TO be derived therefrpm. lie
also left specific instructions to his SON.
Temple Bowdoin and to his daughter,
Miss Edith Grinnell Bowdoin. with regard
to his cellar of fine and rare wines. Mrs.
Bowdoin is to take for herself such wines
as she may want, and the remainder oil
the collection is TO 20 10 the son, who Is
requested to divide the vintages with the
Il = irapc
band Of deceased daughter of the
banker. He provides That his children
shall not sell any portion Of the wine, e%-
cept TO each other. MIR. BoWdoin also
leaves his son a silver wine cooler which
General George Washington gave 10 zen
eral Alexander Hamilton, the great
grandfather of the testator, who in turn
received the cooler from his uncle, Alex
ander Hamilton.
Mr.. Bowdoin ratified in his will his gift
TO hig wife Of the family city home, at
Park avenue and 36th street. and also
gave her all the furnishings, paintings
and silverware and all stores except
such wines as have there He also
left TO her the proceeds from all his lie
insurance policies and $2D,oco in cash, in
dependent OF the trust fund which ne
created for his wife. from which she VIII
receive large income.
To his wife and daughter, as Joint ten
ants Mr.. Bowdoin left his estate at bal
Harbor. with all the buildings and APP
purtenances, and to his son, Temple also
member of the firm of J. T. Morgan N
Co, he left his country seat OF twenty
eight acres at New Hamburg, y. Y. The
son also receives an undivided nai IN
terest held by his father in ABOUT IS'
acres of land at Irvington-on-the-H udson.
The family portraits are to be retained
bv Mrs. Bowdoin as long as she occupies
the family home, but they are 10 become
the property Of the son. The property.
No q Park avenue, is given to the
daughter.
A. "a token Of remembrance. Mr.. Bow
doin gives $1,000 TO each OF mis- cousins
James Sullivan Bowdoin, Lillian Bo"uoil
and Harry Bowdoin.
One-third of the residue goes 10 Iefnpie
Bovdoln Two-thirds are TO be set asiue
in trust. two parts thereof for MIS- 80"
doin and the other part for Miss Bo"uolh'
Mr. Bovdoin said he expected his wire
and daughter 10 maintain a nome To-
gether while his daughter remained UNI
married. and that in case or the maj
rage of Miss Bowdoin her mother wouiu
make suitable provision for her Ire
share left to Mrs Bowdoin Will go to Tie
SON and daughter and Irving Bowdoin
Kingsford. a grandson, child Of the tesla
tors deceased daughter, Mrs. Fanny
Hamilton Kingsford. at the death OF MIS-
Bowdoin
Mr.. Bowdoin authorized his executors
IN fully settle and release all MS interest
In the firm of ]. p. Morgan & co. In
codicil the testator increased TO sSo'N'
each the beuuests to his cousins and lett
,1o noo TO Henry Bloomfield, servant.