Lockwood began his career on Wall street at the age of 18 as a clerk for a brokerage firm. By 1857 he had formed his own banking firm, Lockwood & Co., and was subsequently elected Treasurer of the New York Stock Exchange. He successfully promoted the sale of U.S. war bonds abroad and became involved in the railroad and steamship businesses which helped him to become one the country's first millionaires.
In 1842, Lockwood married Anna Louisa Benedict of New York and Norwalk. They had 8 children, five of whom survived to adulthood. The three oldest sons, LeGrand, Jr., Henry Benedict and Williston joined their father in the brokerage and banking business.
In 1863 LeGrand Lockwood returned to his boyhood home of Norwalk, CT to purchase 30 acres of land on which to build his country "cottage". At the time he purchased the land on West Ave, Norwalk, Lockwood had a new Horse Railroad running from the South Norwalk Station to the center of town. The tracks for the Norwalk-Danbury Railroad, in which Lockwood was controlling stockholder, ran parallel to the Norwalk River, bordering Lockwood's property. Designed by European- trained, New York-based architect Detlef Lienau, the mansion, which was completed in 1868, is considered his most significant work. American craftsmen, along with many immigrant artisans, were employed to execute construction of the grand castle which cost nearly $2 million to build.
Work on Lockwood's Norwalk estate was almost finished when he moved into Elm Park in 1869. On September 24th that year (known as "Black Friday") the price of gold dropped tremendously, causing scores of brokerage houses to be ruined. Lockwood & Co. was unfortunately among them. Lockwood was forced to mortgage his estate in order to pay back his creditors. He was able to get his firm back on its feet, but in doing so he had to sell his $10 million worth of stock in the Lake Shore and Michigan Railroad to Commodore Vanderbilt. The mortgage on his new house was later transferred from the Union Trust Co. to the Lake Shore & Michigan Railroad, then under Vanderbilt's control.
Lockwood lived in his country home for only four years when he contracted pneumonia in 1872 and died within 10 days. He was only 52 years old. His widow sold off his vast art collection and "objects d'art" at auction in April. A year later, she advertised the Mansion for sale in the New York papers, but she was unable to meet the payments of the outstanding mortgage balance and in December 1874, the Lake Shore & Michigan Railroad foreclosed.
Son of:
Benjamin Lockwood
Birth: 18 SEP 1777 in Norwalk, CT
Death: 1 JAN 1852 in Brooklyn, NY
Elizabeth Kellogg
Birth: 25 FEB 1785 in Norwalk, CT
Death: SEP 1853 in New York, NY
Husband of:
Anna Louise Benedict
Birth: 17 AUG 1823 in Norwalk, CT
Death: AFT 1850
Their children:
Legrand Lockwood
b: 5 JAN 1844 d: AFT 1850
Williston Benedict Lockwood
b: 6 MAR 1846 d: AFT 1850
Roswell Ebenezer Lockwood
b: 31 AUG 1847
Henry Benedict Lockwood
b: 23 APR 1852
Arthur Augustus Lockwood
b: 6 JAN 1856
Anna Louise Lockwood
b: 21 JUN 1858
Florence Isabel Lockwood
b: 23 FEB 1860
Edwin Eugene Lockwood
b: 23 OCT 1863
In 1842, Lockwood married Anna Louisa Benedict of New York and Norwalk. They had 8 children, five of whom survived to adulthood. The three oldest sons, LeGrand, Jr., Henry Benedict and Williston joined their father in the brokerage and banking business.
In 1863 LeGrand Lockwood returned to his boyhood home of Norwalk, CT to purchase 30 acres of land on which to build his country "cottage". At the time he purchased the land on West Ave, Norwalk, Lockwood had a new Horse Railroad running from the South Norwalk Station to the center of town. The tracks for the Norwalk-Danbury Railroad, in which Lockwood was controlling stockholder, ran parallel to the Norwalk River, bordering Lockwood's property. Designed by European- trained, New York-based architect Detlef Lienau, the mansion, which was completed in 1868, is considered his most significant work. American craftsmen, along with many immigrant artisans, were employed to execute construction of the grand castle which cost nearly $2 million to build.
Work on Lockwood's Norwalk estate was almost finished when he moved into Elm Park in 1869. On September 24th that year (known as "Black Friday") the price of gold dropped tremendously, causing scores of brokerage houses to be ruined. Lockwood & Co. was unfortunately among them. Lockwood was forced to mortgage his estate in order to pay back his creditors. He was able to get his firm back on its feet, but in doing so he had to sell his $10 million worth of stock in the Lake Shore and Michigan Railroad to Commodore Vanderbilt. The mortgage on his new house was later transferred from the Union Trust Co. to the Lake Shore & Michigan Railroad, then under Vanderbilt's control.
Lockwood lived in his country home for only four years when he contracted pneumonia in 1872 and died within 10 days. He was only 52 years old. His widow sold off his vast art collection and "objects d'art" at auction in April. A year later, she advertised the Mansion for sale in the New York papers, but she was unable to meet the payments of the outstanding mortgage balance and in December 1874, the Lake Shore & Michigan Railroad foreclosed.
Son of:
Benjamin Lockwood
Birth: 18 SEP 1777 in Norwalk, CT
Death: 1 JAN 1852 in Brooklyn, NY
Elizabeth Kellogg
Birth: 25 FEB 1785 in Norwalk, CT
Death: SEP 1853 in New York, NY
Husband of:
Anna Louise Benedict
Birth: 17 AUG 1823 in Norwalk, CT
Death: AFT 1850
Their children:
Legrand Lockwood
b: 5 JAN 1844 d: AFT 1850
Williston Benedict Lockwood
b: 6 MAR 1846 d: AFT 1850
Roswell Ebenezer Lockwood
b: 31 AUG 1847
Henry Benedict Lockwood
b: 23 APR 1852
Arthur Augustus Lockwood
b: 6 JAN 1856
Anna Louise Lockwood
b: 21 JUN 1858
Florence Isabel Lockwood
b: 23 FEB 1860
Edwin Eugene Lockwood
b: 23 OCT 1863
Lockwood began his career on Wall street at the age of 18 as a clerk for a brokerage firm. By 1857 he had formed his own banking firm, Lockwood & Co., and was subsequently elected Treasurer of the New York Stock Exchange. He successfully promoted the sale of U.S. war bonds abroad and became involved in the railroad and steamship businesses which helped him to become one the country's first millionaires.
In 1842, Lockwood married Anna Louisa Benedict of New York and Norwalk. They had 8 children, five of whom survived to adulthood. The three oldest sons, LeGrand, Jr., Henry Benedict and Williston joined their father in the brokerage and banking business.
In 1863 LeGrand Lockwood returned to his boyhood home of Norwalk, CT to purchase 30 acres of land on which to build his country "cottage". At the time he purchased the land on West Ave, Norwalk, Lockwood had a new Horse Railroad running from the South Norwalk Station to the center of town. The tracks for the Norwalk-Danbury Railroad, in which Lockwood was controlling stockholder, ran parallel to the Norwalk River, bordering Lockwood's property. Designed by European- trained, New York-based architect Detlef Lienau, the mansion, which was completed in 1868, is considered his most significant work. American craftsmen, along with many immigrant artisans, were employed to execute construction of the grand castle which cost nearly $2 million to build.
Work on Lockwood's Norwalk estate was almost finished when he moved into Elm Park in 1869. On September 24th that year (known as "Black Friday") the price of gold dropped tremendously, causing scores of brokerage houses to be ruined. Lockwood & Co. was unfortunately among them. Lockwood was forced to mortgage his estate in order to pay back his creditors. He was able to get his firm back on its feet, but in doing so he had to sell his $10 million worth of stock in the Lake Shore and Michigan Railroad to Commodore Vanderbilt. The mortgage on his new house was later transferred from the Union Trust Co. to the Lake Shore & Michigan Railroad, then under Vanderbilt's control.
Lockwood lived in his country home for only four years when he contracted pneumonia in 1872 and died within 10 days. He was only 52 years old. His widow sold off his vast art collection and "objects d'art" at auction in April. A year later, she advertised the Mansion for sale in the New York papers, but she was unable to meet the payments of the outstanding mortgage balance and in December 1874, the Lake Shore & Michigan Railroad foreclosed.
Son of:
Benjamin Lockwood
Birth: 18 SEP 1777 in Norwalk, CT
Death: 1 JAN 1852 in Brooklyn, NY
Elizabeth Kellogg
Birth: 25 FEB 1785 in Norwalk, CT
Death: SEP 1853 in New York, NY
Husband of:
Anna Louise Benedict
Birth: 17 AUG 1823 in Norwalk, CT
Death: AFT 1850
Their children:
Legrand Lockwood
b: 5 JAN 1844 d: AFT 1850
Williston Benedict Lockwood
b: 6 MAR 1846 d: AFT 1850
Roswell Ebenezer Lockwood
b: 31 AUG 1847
Henry Benedict Lockwood
b: 23 APR 1852
Arthur Augustus Lockwood
b: 6 JAN 1856
Anna Louise Lockwood
b: 21 JUN 1858
Florence Isabel Lockwood
b: 23 FEB 1860
Edwin Eugene Lockwood
b: 23 OCT 1863
In 1842, Lockwood married Anna Louisa Benedict of New York and Norwalk. They had 8 children, five of whom survived to adulthood. The three oldest sons, LeGrand, Jr., Henry Benedict and Williston joined their father in the brokerage and banking business.
In 1863 LeGrand Lockwood returned to his boyhood home of Norwalk, CT to purchase 30 acres of land on which to build his country "cottage". At the time he purchased the land on West Ave, Norwalk, Lockwood had a new Horse Railroad running from the South Norwalk Station to the center of town. The tracks for the Norwalk-Danbury Railroad, in which Lockwood was controlling stockholder, ran parallel to the Norwalk River, bordering Lockwood's property. Designed by European- trained, New York-based architect Detlef Lienau, the mansion, which was completed in 1868, is considered his most significant work. American craftsmen, along with many immigrant artisans, were employed to execute construction of the grand castle which cost nearly $2 million to build.
Work on Lockwood's Norwalk estate was almost finished when he moved into Elm Park in 1869. On September 24th that year (known as "Black Friday") the price of gold dropped tremendously, causing scores of brokerage houses to be ruined. Lockwood & Co. was unfortunately among them. Lockwood was forced to mortgage his estate in order to pay back his creditors. He was able to get his firm back on its feet, but in doing so he had to sell his $10 million worth of stock in the Lake Shore and Michigan Railroad to Commodore Vanderbilt. The mortgage on his new house was later transferred from the Union Trust Co. to the Lake Shore & Michigan Railroad, then under Vanderbilt's control.
Lockwood lived in his country home for only four years when he contracted pneumonia in 1872 and died within 10 days. He was only 52 years old. His widow sold off his vast art collection and "objects d'art" at auction in April. A year later, she advertised the Mansion for sale in the New York papers, but she was unable to meet the payments of the outstanding mortgage balance and in December 1874, the Lake Shore & Michigan Railroad foreclosed.
Son of:
Benjamin Lockwood
Birth: 18 SEP 1777 in Norwalk, CT
Death: 1 JAN 1852 in Brooklyn, NY
Elizabeth Kellogg
Birth: 25 FEB 1785 in Norwalk, CT
Death: SEP 1853 in New York, NY
Husband of:
Anna Louise Benedict
Birth: 17 AUG 1823 in Norwalk, CT
Death: AFT 1850
Their children:
Legrand Lockwood
b: 5 JAN 1844 d: AFT 1850
Williston Benedict Lockwood
b: 6 MAR 1846 d: AFT 1850
Roswell Ebenezer Lockwood
b: 31 AUG 1847
Henry Benedict Lockwood
b: 23 APR 1852
Arthur Augustus Lockwood
b: 6 JAN 1856
Anna Louise Lockwood
b: 21 JUN 1858
Florence Isabel Lockwood
b: 23 FEB 1860
Edwin Eugene Lockwood
b: 23 OCT 1863
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