Died at Nice France April 3, 1890. Age 26 years. Wife of Allison Vincent Armour.
This is from the Yale Obituaries for the class of 1884.
Allison Vincent Armour, B.A. 1884.
Born March 18, 1863, in Chicago, III
Died March 6, 1941, in New York City.
Father, George Armour, a merchant in Chicago, president Chicago Art Institute and Board of Trade, son of George Armour of Campbelltown, Scotland Mother, Barbara (Allison) Armour, daughter of William Allison of Millbank, Scotland, and Chicago Harvard School, Chicago Class crew and Class tennis club Sophomore year; judge fall regatta University Boat Club Junior year, University Bicycle Club, Junior Promenade Committee, member University Club, Delta Kappa, Kappa Sigma Epsilon, Eta Phi, Psi Upsilon, and Scroll and Key.
With Hide and Leather Bank, Chicago, 1885-86, occupied in management of family and other estates 1886-1941, received first papers as ship's master 1894; in period 1894-1914 conducted botanical and archaeological expeditions for Field Museum of Chicago, Archaeological Institute of America, and American School of Classical Studies m Rome, in 1924 altered and equipped a Swedish cargo vessel as research yacht Utowana, between 1924 and 1935 conducted fifteen scientific expeditions for United States Department of Agriculture (Bureau of Plant Industry
and Bureau of Entomology), Museum of Comparative Zoology (Harvard), Peabody Museum (Yale), Intelligence Division of United States Navy, and International Hydrographic Institute of Monaco, these expeditions opened up new fields in archaeology, increased botanical, zoological, geological, and anthropological knowledge, and resulted in
the introduction of over 4,000 new plants into the United States, became collaborator Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of24 Yale University Obituary Record Agriculture, 1924, awarded Silver Cup by Archaeological Institute of America 1911, decorated with Order of the Red Eagle (second class) 1912, received Frank M. Meyer Medal from American Genetic Association 1931, vice-president Archaeological Institute of America 1914-24; trustee American Academy in Rome 1913-14, councilor American Geographical Society, honorary fellow Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York Academy of Sciences, life member American Museum of Natural History and New York Zoological Society, member International Olympic Committee 1908-14, associate fellow Davenport College 1934-41, on council New York Yale Club for many years; member advisory committee Peabody Museum and Associates in Fine Arts at Yale.
Married December 10, 1885, in Chicago, Anne Louise, daughter of David and Sarah (Lovejoy) Kelley. No children Mrs. Armour died April 3, 1890. Death due to a heart attack. Buried in Chicago. Survived by a sister,
Mrs Francis Meredith Whitehouse of Winter Park, Fla.
In addition to gifts for research, Mr Armour gave generously to Peabody Museum, the Art Gallery, and the University Library. In his will he bequeathed a sum to Davenport College.
This is from the Yale Obituaries for the class of 1884.
Allison Vincent Armour, B.A. 1884.
Born March 18, 1863, in Chicago, III
Died March 6, 1941, in New York City.
Father, George Armour, a merchant in Chicago, president Chicago Art Institute and Board of Trade, son of George Armour of Campbelltown, Scotland Mother, Barbara (Allison) Armour, daughter of William Allison of Millbank, Scotland, and Chicago Harvard School, Chicago Class crew and Class tennis club Sophomore year; judge fall regatta University Boat Club Junior year, University Bicycle Club, Junior Promenade Committee, member University Club, Delta Kappa, Kappa Sigma Epsilon, Eta Phi, Psi Upsilon, and Scroll and Key.
With Hide and Leather Bank, Chicago, 1885-86, occupied in management of family and other estates 1886-1941, received first papers as ship's master 1894; in period 1894-1914 conducted botanical and archaeological expeditions for Field Museum of Chicago, Archaeological Institute of America, and American School of Classical Studies m Rome, in 1924 altered and equipped a Swedish cargo vessel as research yacht Utowana, between 1924 and 1935 conducted fifteen scientific expeditions for United States Department of Agriculture (Bureau of Plant Industry
and Bureau of Entomology), Museum of Comparative Zoology (Harvard), Peabody Museum (Yale), Intelligence Division of United States Navy, and International Hydrographic Institute of Monaco, these expeditions opened up new fields in archaeology, increased botanical, zoological, geological, and anthropological knowledge, and resulted in
the introduction of over 4,000 new plants into the United States, became collaborator Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of24 Yale University Obituary Record Agriculture, 1924, awarded Silver Cup by Archaeological Institute of America 1911, decorated with Order of the Red Eagle (second class) 1912, received Frank M. Meyer Medal from American Genetic Association 1931, vice-president Archaeological Institute of America 1914-24; trustee American Academy in Rome 1913-14, councilor American Geographical Society, honorary fellow Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York Academy of Sciences, life member American Museum of Natural History and New York Zoological Society, member International Olympic Committee 1908-14, associate fellow Davenport College 1934-41, on council New York Yale Club for many years; member advisory committee Peabody Museum and Associates in Fine Arts at Yale.
Married December 10, 1885, in Chicago, Anne Louise, daughter of David and Sarah (Lovejoy) Kelley. No children Mrs. Armour died April 3, 1890. Death due to a heart attack. Buried in Chicago. Survived by a sister,
Mrs Francis Meredith Whitehouse of Winter Park, Fla.
In addition to gifts for research, Mr Armour gave generously to Peabody Museum, the Art Gallery, and the University Library. In his will he bequeathed a sum to Davenport College.
Died at Nice France April 3, 1890. Age 26 years. Wife of Allison Vincent Armour.
This is from the Yale Obituaries for the class of 1884.
Allison Vincent Armour, B.A. 1884.
Born March 18, 1863, in Chicago, III
Died March 6, 1941, in New York City.
Father, George Armour, a merchant in Chicago, president Chicago Art Institute and Board of Trade, son of George Armour of Campbelltown, Scotland Mother, Barbara (Allison) Armour, daughter of William Allison of Millbank, Scotland, and Chicago Harvard School, Chicago Class crew and Class tennis club Sophomore year; judge fall regatta University Boat Club Junior year, University Bicycle Club, Junior Promenade Committee, member University Club, Delta Kappa, Kappa Sigma Epsilon, Eta Phi, Psi Upsilon, and Scroll and Key.
With Hide and Leather Bank, Chicago, 1885-86, occupied in management of family and other estates 1886-1941, received first papers as ship's master 1894; in period 1894-1914 conducted botanical and archaeological expeditions for Field Museum of Chicago, Archaeological Institute of America, and American School of Classical Studies m Rome, in 1924 altered and equipped a Swedish cargo vessel as research yacht Utowana, between 1924 and 1935 conducted fifteen scientific expeditions for United States Department of Agriculture (Bureau of Plant Industry
and Bureau of Entomology), Museum of Comparative Zoology (Harvard), Peabody Museum (Yale), Intelligence Division of United States Navy, and International Hydrographic Institute of Monaco, these expeditions opened up new fields in archaeology, increased botanical, zoological, geological, and anthropological knowledge, and resulted in
the introduction of over 4,000 new plants into the United States, became collaborator Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of24 Yale University Obituary Record Agriculture, 1924, awarded Silver Cup by Archaeological Institute of America 1911, decorated with Order of the Red Eagle (second class) 1912, received Frank M. Meyer Medal from American Genetic Association 1931, vice-president Archaeological Institute of America 1914-24; trustee American Academy in Rome 1913-14, councilor American Geographical Society, honorary fellow Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York Academy of Sciences, life member American Museum of Natural History and New York Zoological Society, member International Olympic Committee 1908-14, associate fellow Davenport College 1934-41, on council New York Yale Club for many years; member advisory committee Peabody Museum and Associates in Fine Arts at Yale.
Married December 10, 1885, in Chicago, Anne Louise, daughter of David and Sarah (Lovejoy) Kelley. No children Mrs. Armour died April 3, 1890. Death due to a heart attack. Buried in Chicago. Survived by a sister,
Mrs Francis Meredith Whitehouse of Winter Park, Fla.
In addition to gifts for research, Mr Armour gave generously to Peabody Museum, the Art Gallery, and the University Library. In his will he bequeathed a sum to Davenport College.
This is from the Yale Obituaries for the class of 1884.
Allison Vincent Armour, B.A. 1884.
Born March 18, 1863, in Chicago, III
Died March 6, 1941, in New York City.
Father, George Armour, a merchant in Chicago, president Chicago Art Institute and Board of Trade, son of George Armour of Campbelltown, Scotland Mother, Barbara (Allison) Armour, daughter of William Allison of Millbank, Scotland, and Chicago Harvard School, Chicago Class crew and Class tennis club Sophomore year; judge fall regatta University Boat Club Junior year, University Bicycle Club, Junior Promenade Committee, member University Club, Delta Kappa, Kappa Sigma Epsilon, Eta Phi, Psi Upsilon, and Scroll and Key.
With Hide and Leather Bank, Chicago, 1885-86, occupied in management of family and other estates 1886-1941, received first papers as ship's master 1894; in period 1894-1914 conducted botanical and archaeological expeditions for Field Museum of Chicago, Archaeological Institute of America, and American School of Classical Studies m Rome, in 1924 altered and equipped a Swedish cargo vessel as research yacht Utowana, between 1924 and 1935 conducted fifteen scientific expeditions for United States Department of Agriculture (Bureau of Plant Industry
and Bureau of Entomology), Museum of Comparative Zoology (Harvard), Peabody Museum (Yale), Intelligence Division of United States Navy, and International Hydrographic Institute of Monaco, these expeditions opened up new fields in archaeology, increased botanical, zoological, geological, and anthropological knowledge, and resulted in
the introduction of over 4,000 new plants into the United States, became collaborator Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of24 Yale University Obituary Record Agriculture, 1924, awarded Silver Cup by Archaeological Institute of America 1911, decorated with Order of the Red Eagle (second class) 1912, received Frank M. Meyer Medal from American Genetic Association 1931, vice-president Archaeological Institute of America 1914-24; trustee American Academy in Rome 1913-14, councilor American Geographical Society, honorary fellow Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York Academy of Sciences, life member American Museum of Natural History and New York Zoological Society, member International Olympic Committee 1908-14, associate fellow Davenport College 1934-41, on council New York Yale Club for many years; member advisory committee Peabody Museum and Associates in Fine Arts at Yale.
Married December 10, 1885, in Chicago, Anne Louise, daughter of David and Sarah (Lovejoy) Kelley. No children Mrs. Armour died April 3, 1890. Death due to a heart attack. Buried in Chicago. Survived by a sister,
Mrs Francis Meredith Whitehouse of Winter Park, Fla.
In addition to gifts for research, Mr Armour gave generously to Peabody Museum, the Art Gallery, and the University Library. In his will he bequeathed a sum to Davenport College.
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