Vingut and his wife at the Meadow Brook Cup on May 9, 1914.
Henry Kermit Vingut (March 12, 1871–May 10, 1928) was an American horse broker and champion horse owner.[1] He was born in New York City and graduated from Harvard University in 1891, after which he became a stockbroker.[1] He married Edith Augusta Gaynor, daughter of the New York City mayor William Jay Gaynor in 1910. They divorced in 1919.
Among his customers was Isabella Stewart Gardner, to whom he sold a horse called Halton. VIngut continued to serve as the horse's trainer after the sale.[2][3]
He was a member of many prominent sports and social clubs, such as the Racquet and Tennis Club.[1]
Vingut retired around 1918. He died on May 10, 1928.[1][4][3]
His brothers were George F. Vingut, also a cross-country rider, and Benjamin Van Horn Vingut, against whom a petition in bankruptcy was filed in 1909.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Henry K. Vingut, Sportsman, Is Dead. Retired Broker and Horse Owner Had Long Been Ill. Married Edith A. Gaynor". New York Times. May 11, 1928. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ "Isabella Stewart Gardner and Her Horses". www.gardnermuseum.org. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ^ a b "Check Ledger for Payment to Harry K. Vingut |". Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
- ^ "TOOK HIS EMPLOYER'S HORSES.; Henry K. Vingut, the Gentleman Rider, Gets a Warrant for a Stableman. (Published 1893)". 1893-10-22. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
- ^ "NO INTEREST TO-DAY ON CORDAGE BONDS; Trust Directors Ask Holders to Wait in Order to Preserve the Working Capital. SEE PROSPERITY COMING Business Almost Double That of a Year Ago -- Internal Dissension in the Trust. (Published 1909)". The New York Timeslanguage=en. 1909-04-01. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
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