Barclay Harding Warburton III, a yachtsman and restaurateur who grew up in Bucks County, died Sunday at Paradise Farm, his home near Newport, R.I. He was 61. Warburton was reared on Saracen Farm near Doylestown. His father, the grandson of merchant John Wanamaker, was killed in a hunting accident on the farm. His mother then married William K. Vanderbilt, who introduced Warburton to what became a lifelong interest - sailing. Warburton founded the American Sail Training Association, an organization designed to interest young people in sailing, and was instrumental in bringing the Tall Ships to Philadelphia for the Bicentennial celebration and again last year. Warburton attended Harvard University. During World War II, he served two years in the South Pacific with the Navy. He and his first wife, Margaret McKean Reed, settled on a 175-acre farm in Ipswich, Mass., where he did pioneer work in organic farming. He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives twice. After a divorce in 1959, Warburton returned to the sea on his yacht, the Black Pearl. In 1970, he married Lore Maria Faught. In 1976, he opened the Black Pearl restaurant in Newport, and it became popular with America's Cup crews and tourists. Warburton is survived by his second wife; five children from his first marriage; a stepdaughter; and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Friday at Trinity Church in Newport. Warburton's ashes were to be scattered at sea Saturday morning.
Barclay Harding Warburton III, a yachtsman and restaurateur who grew up in Bucks County, died Sunday at Paradise Farm, his home near Newport, R.I. He was 61. Warburton was reared on Saracen Farm near Doylestown. His father, the grandson of merchant John Wanamaker, was killed in a hunting accident on the farm. His mother then married William K. Vanderbilt, who introduced Warburton to what became a lifelong interest - sailing. Warburton founded the American Sail Training Association, an organization designed to interest young people in sailing, and was instrumental in bringing the Tall Ships to Philadelphia for the Bicentennial celebration and again last year. Warburton attended Harvard University. During World War II, he served two years in the South Pacific with the Navy. He and his first wife, Margaret McKean Reed, settled on a 175-acre farm in Ipswich, Mass., where he did pioneer work in organic farming. He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives twice. After a divorce in 1959, Warburton returned to the sea on his yacht, the Black Pearl. In 1970, he married Lore Maria Faught. In 1976, he opened the Black Pearl restaurant in Newport, and it became popular with America's Cup crews and tourists. Warburton is survived by his second wife; five children from his first marriage; a stepdaughter; and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Friday at Trinity Church in Newport. Warburton's ashes were to be scattered at sea Saturday morning.
Gravesite Details
Photos courtesy of Peter Warburton, his son.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
