[27] In spite of the formation of the trust and its perceived immunity from all competition, by the 1880s Standard Oil had passed its peak of power over the world oil market. It was first established in Ohio. Flagler commissioned the architects and builders of his other St. Augustine buildings to create the Venetian Renaissance Revival style . He served as a vice president through 1908 and was part of ownership until 1911. Perhaps Henry Flagler already planned that he would need a physician to confirm his wife suffered from insanity. She was the daughter of Lamon G. Harkness and Julia Follet. Anderson owned a large tract of orange groves west of the Governor's House along King Street the main thoroughfare of St. Augustine and wanted to sell it to Flagler. The Awakening of Saint Augustine: The Anderson Family and the Oldest City: 1821-1924. Rogers, in particular, became one of Flagler and Rockefeller's key men in the formation of the Standard Oil Trust. [36] The court ruled that the trust originated in illegal monopoly practices and ordered it to be broken up into 34 new companies. The couple had two daughters, Jennie Louise, born in 1855, and Carrie, born in 1858. After her husband died, Julia and her children returned to Ft. Dallas and purchased 640 acres on the north shore of the Miami River. Pratt and Rogers became Flagler and Rockefeller's partners. Two years later, Flagler built the Palm Beach Inn (renamed The Breakers in 1901), overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Palm Beach. Rockefeller. Gainesville, FL. Mary Lily Kenan Flagler inherited the majority of Henry Flagler's fortune but was unlucky enough to die of an apparent heart attack, only five years after Flagler's death. Henry Flagler was John D. Rockefeller's most significant business partner at Standard Oil. Also, on July 28, 2006, a statue of Flagler was unveiled on the southeast steps of Miami's Dade County Courthouse, located on Miami's Flagler Street. After the death of Flagler's eldest daughter he made it his goal to create the magnificent sanctuary. [53], On August 24, 1901, 10 days after his divorce, Flagler married Mary Lily at her family's plantation, Liberty Hall, and the couple soon moved into their new Palm Beach estate, Whitehall, a 55-room beaux arts home designed by the New York-based firm of Carrre and Hastings, which also had designed the New York Public Library and the Pan-American Exposition. Chandler, David Leon. It had become the richest, biggest, most feared business in the world, seemingly immune to the boom and bust of the business cycle, consistently racking up profits year after year. These certificates became traded by speculators, thus creating the first oil-futures market which effectively set spot market prices from then on. [43], When Flagler's first wife Mary (ne Harkness) fell sick, his physician recommended they travel to Jacksonville for the winter to escape the brutal conditions of the North. Henry Flagler's most monumental accomplishment was realized only a year before he died. He invested with the guidance of Dr. Andrew Anderson, a native of St. Augustine. Graham, Thomas. As the 1870s progressed, Henry Flagler, John D. Rockefeller, and their families began to move from Cleveland to New York and back again about twice a year such were the demands of their beloved business. He was born on January 2, 1830 and his birthplace is Hopewell, NY. Gainesville, FL. Version accessed: St. Augustine, FL: Historic Print & Map Company, 2004. However, this kindly nickname does not do justice to the full story of Flagler, who was nearly fifty years old when he first set foot in Florida in 1878. Was Colonel Henry Ostrom's first wife Elizabeth FLAGLER? [8] By 1872, it led the American oil refining industry, producing 10,000 barrels per day (1,600m3/d). Congress concluded that newspapers in Florida and across the South spread the deceitful news against Flagler. Flagler originally intended West Palm Beach to be the terminus of his railroad system, but in 1894 and 1895, severe freezes hit the area, causing Flagler to reconsider. However, Smith had fallen on some hard times and sold the hotel to Henry Flagler not long after it opened in 1888. Flagler controlled a vast fortune, which he earned by buying out small oil refineries and creating a monopoly with Standard Oil. [9], By 1869, there was three times more kerosene refining capacity than needed to supply the market, and the capacity remained in excess for many years. Dr. George G. Shelton, a graduate of New York's Homeopathic Medical College, was assisted by three nurses when Henry Flagler's daughter Jennie Louise Benedict died in 1889 following post-partum complications while journeying to visit her father on board the yacht Oneida headed to St. Augustine. Due to the harsh working and living conditions in the railway construction camps, many workers became victims of debt slavery. 91 is preserved inside a Beaux Arts pavilion built to look like a 19th-century railway palace. She had two sons from her previous marriage. He found that salt mining required more technical knowledge than he had and struggled in the industry during the Civil War. Pennzoil and Chevron have remained separate companies. "Historical Person Profile: Henry Flagler." Flagler suffered additional family tragedies when his oldest daughter died from complications of childbirth in 1899. Through this business, Flagler became acquainted with John D. Rockefeller, who worked as a commission agent with Hewitt and Tuttle for the Harkness Grain Company. Harry Flagler was the only of Henry Flagler's children who outlived their father. [46], Realizing the need for a sound transportation system to support his hotel ventures, Flagler purchased short line railroads in what would later become known as the Florida East Coast Railway. Luckily, the couple found the city to be even more promising than before. The couple traveled to St. Augustine, Florida, which they . 1-17. I wish I had the brains to think of it. A large portion of his estate was designated for a "niece" who was said actually to be a child born out of wedlock. He was 83 years old. I was willing that they should combine and grow as big and wealthy as they could, but only by legitimate means. As he went, Flagler spent exorbitant amounts of money to build hotels in certain cities along the way. She documented the company's espionage, price wars, heavy-handed marketing tactics, and courtroom evasions. Indeed, there was a legal loophole provided to affluent Americans they were allowed to pay $300 to the government and hire a substitute to serve in their place. Hello students! Flagler went on to build the Memorial Presbyterian Church for Jennie and her baby daughter Margery in St. Augustine. Last Train to Paradise. Flagler was the only person to be divorced under the law before it was repealed in 1905. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press & Crown Publishers, 2002. The land owners were Julia Tuttle, whom he had met in Cleveland, Ohio, and William Brickell, who ran a trading post on the Miami River. The committee ultimately discovered the previously unknown scope of Standard Oil's business interests. The Standard Guide to St. Augustine. Rockefeller admitted later, "We realized that public sentiment would be against us if we actually refined all the oil. Flagler wanted to take advantage of additional trade with Cuba and Latin America as well as the increased trade with the west that the Panama Canal would bring. She married Frederick L. Tuttle 1867-1886), and they had two children, Frances Emeline 1868 and Henry 1870. The Alcazar Hotel and Casa Monica Hotel have their own fascinating histories. Not to mention a talented young woman named Mary Lily. Louis Comfort Tiffany (who was about ten years into his monumental career) was hired to decorate the hotel and craft its windows. He became known as the Father of Miami, Florida. As you go through the . [28], Even though 85% of world crude production was still coming from Pennsylvania wells in the 1880s, overseas drilling in Russia and Asia began to reach the world market. They had two daughters, Jennie Louise and Carrie. Middle child Carrie died just before Christmas in the same year that Henry's mother died (1861). New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986. Franklin W. Smith had just finished building Villa Zorayda and Flagler offered to buy it for his honeymoon. In fact, Henry Flagler was so pleased with his Florida projects that he began the construction of a second hotel, just across the street from the Ponce de Leon. He returned to St. Augustine in 1885 and made Smith an offer. University Press of Florida. Through his work with the Harkness company, Henry Flagler made the acquaintance of John D. Rockefeller. St. Augustine, FL: Saint Augustine Historical Society, 1978. "[24] To the critics Flagler and Rockefeller replied, "In a business so large as ours some things are likely to be done which we cannot approve. the Trust and Non-Profit Organization established by Flagler's grand-daughter Jean Flagler Matthews, to preserve Whitehall, has . When asked by the president of Rollins College in Winter Park about his philanthropic efforts, Flagler reportedly replied, "I believe this state is the easiest place for many men to gain a living. When Mary contracted tuberculosis, at her doctor's recommendation they traveled . Flagler and Rockefeller saw themselves as the industry's saviors, "an angel of mercy" absorbing the weak and making the industry as a whole stronger, more efficient, and more competitive. Mary's health was poor throughout her life, although she and Henry had three children: Jenny Louise, Carrie, and Harry Harkness. Flager and his lawyers defeated all legal challenges and neither the company or its employees were ever convicted in court. Flagler and Rockefeller had envisioned the use of pipelines as an alternative transport system for oil and began a campaign to build and acquire them. So, the Flagler family (Henry, Mary, little Harry, Jennie, and her first husband, John Arthur Hinckley) spent the winter of 1877-1878 in St. Augustine. The Hotel Alcazar is now the location of St. Augustine City Hall and the Lightner Museum, and the Casa Monica Hotel is still in business to this day. That craze mounted when two months later, Flagler filed for divorce in Dade County and was granted such on August 13th, 1901. Though Flagler and Rockefeller had long maintained a policy of active silence with the press, they decided to make themselves more accessible and responded with conciliatory comments such as "capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction. In March, he stepped down from that post but will . Several years later, in 1870, their only son, Henry Harkness Flagler, was born. So, when sources from the time period say that Ida Alice Shourds Flagler was insane, one must look closely and think critically. The Alcazar is today the Lightner Museum, next to the Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine that Flagler bought from Franklin W. Smith. [62], Flagler was entombed in the Flagler family mausoleum at Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Augustine alongside his first wife, Mary Harkness; daughter, Jenny Louise; and granddaughter, Marjorie. Flagler encouraged fruit farming and settlement along his railway line and made many gifts to build hospitals, churches and schools in Florida. Because Henry Flagler had not yet claimed Florida as his own, Savannah, Georgia was considered to be the last bastion of civilization on the East Coast. Covert, Robert. He was born in New York. The company collapsed when the war undercut commercial demand for salt. The Washington Post. After Mary died Henry married her nurse-caregiver, Ida Alice Shourds. [30] Additional fields were discovered in Burma and Java. [16] The railroad, seeing Standard's incursion into the transportation and pipeline fields, struck back and formed a subsidiary to buy and build oil refineries and pipelines. It soon was doing one tenth of all the petroleum business in the United States. He is known as the father of St. Augustine, Mia It added its own pipelines, tank cars, and home delivery network. Graham, Thomas and Leslee F. Keys. Dr. Shelton had attended Flagler's daughter Jennie Benedict when she died from complications after childbirth in 1889. In fact, the exterior bares a memorial script to his daughter who perished giving birth to his . VisitStAugustine.com, 2022. Smith helped train the masons on the mixing and pouring techniques he used on Zorayda. Tarbell's father had been driven out of the oil business during the South Improvement Company affair. Son of the late Henry M. Flagler, but never interested himself in his father's railroad and development projects in Florida, nor in the Standard Oil Co. through his mother, the former Mary Harkness. Though a hard worker, Flagler was widely recognized as a ruthless businessman. Flagler believed that he had learned a valuable lesson: invest in a business only after thorough investigation. Municipal, State, and Federal government officials questioned how many limits they should place on these "Captains of Industry." Their efforts to monopolize the oil industry are referred to as the 'Cleveland Massacre,' and though John D. Rockefeller is generally more well-known than Henry Flagler, quotes from Rockefeller credit Flagler with the monopolization idea. He even owned newspapers in Florida. Cleveland became very well known for oil refining, as, "More and more crude oil was shipped from the oil regions to Cleveland for the refining process because of transportation facilities and the aggressiveness of the refiners there. There is also a kitchen, equipped with a dishwasher, oven and microwave. Now, imagine two hundred-plus years have passed. He was best known for being a Entrepreneur. When the city was incorporated in 1896, its citizens wanted to honor the man responsible for its growth by naming it "Flagler". Henry Flagler didn't leave the sanitarium wanting, however, as Alice's estate (to which only her Flagler-hired guardians had direct access) was full of Standard Oil stocks. Imagine how many different perspectives a group of people can have about the same topic. Flagler engaged Thomas Hastings and Jean Carrere of the Carrere & Hastings architectural firm to design the hotel. Mary Flagler Cary (1901-1967) was the daughter of Harry Harkness Flagler, and granddaughter of Henry Morrison Flagler, one of the founders of Standard Oil. The public and the media in Florida exploded with the scandal of it all. [citation needed], Flagler and Rockefeller began a publicity campaign to put the company and themselves in a better light. St. Augustine, Florida After many years of work, it opened on January 10, 1888, and was an instant success. [citation needed], In 1912, the Florida Overseas Railroad was completed to Key West. The judge instructed the jury to find them not guilty because the "prosecution had failed to prove 'an agreement of minds with evil intent to conspire'. Despite her frail health, though, she was the only one of Henry Flagler's three wives to bear him any children. According to historian David Leon Chandler, Henry Flagler is believed to either have bought a deferment in 1862 or provided the government supplies instead of service. 2. In just eighteen months of harried work and lavish spending, the Ponce de Leon Hotel was opened for business in January of 1888. "1892-A Year of Crucial Decisions in Florida", This page was last edited on 2 December 2022, at 15:49. [21], Standard Oil gradually gained almost complete control of oil refining and marketing in the United States through horizontal integration. Henry Morrison Flagler was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil. What happened to Henry Flagler's daughter? [11] Part of this scheme was the announcement of sharply increased freight charges. "[38] Flagler and Rockefeller worked hard for their company to achieve such prominence. His lifelong interest was in music and its promotion, primarily in New York City. IT HAD BEGUN 26 YEARS EARLIER, IN 1891, when Henry Morrison Flagler, the uncrowned "king" of Florida, who had made a vast fortune as a founding partner of Standard Oil of Ohio, met Mary Lily Kenan . She lived the rest of her life in New York, under strict supervision by her guardians (who were chosen by Flagler, of course). He recruited Henry Flagler to join him, and the youth went to Ohio at age 14, where he started work in 1844 at a salary of US$5 per month plus room and board. Nine trustees, including Rockefeller, ran the 41 companies in the trust. By 1849, Flagler was promoted to the sales staff at a salary of $40 per month. Throughout it all, Mary was made to brave her condition without her husband, who had taken to staying at the Buckingham Hotel in New York, completely immersed in the business of Standard Oil. Here is a list of Flagler's hotels (that he either purchased or built) along Florida's east coast: To learn more about Henry Flagler's East Coast Railway, consult the 'Works Referenced' section at the end of this Historical Person profile. Henry Flagler: A Man of Big Dreams Henry Flagler was born on January 2, 1830. But they had never played fair, and that ruined their greatness for me." Flagler's wife died shortly after the partnership was formed. [citation needed], Flagler's third wife, Mary Lily Kenan Flagler Bingham was born in North Carolina. Dan married Lamon's eldest daughter, Isabella, in 1849 (yes, they were first cousins). All this is to say that the winter and spring of 1885 were life-changing for Henry Flagler and his circle. A deal brokered by Henry Clay Frick exchanged Standard's iron interests for U.S. Steel stock and gave Rockefeller and his son membership on the company's board of directors. Harry and Annie's daughter Jean Louise Flagler made Palm Beach a large part of her life. "Flagler's Magnificent Hotel Ponce de Leon," FL: The Florida Historical Quarterly, Issue 54, Volume 1. His project to connect the east coast of the United States from top to bottom was completed when the first Florida East Coast Railway car pulled into Key West in 1912. Though he didn't recognize him through his medicinal stupor, Henry Flagler's only son, Harry Harkness, was at his father's bedside alongside Mary Lily Kenan Flagler, whom Harry was actually meeting for the first time. Flamingo Visitor Center is 24 miles away. Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 - May 20, 1913) was a United States tycoon, real estate promoter, railroad developer and Rockefeller partner in Standard Oil. Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. Last (and perhaps most importantly), the truth is a hard thing to garner when it comes to what happened in the past even harder than it is today. "Especially since her father would have never stepped foot in the house. It was initially intended to house entertainment amenities for the Ponce de Leon guests but was soon reimagined as its own hotel. Such incentive led to the development of Miami, which was an unincorporated area at the time. "For the longest time, I could not imagine why Jean would save Whitehall," said Mr. Ponce. Resources It seems that if too many limits had been placed on Henry Flagler's projects, St. Augustine would not be the city we know today. Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway, Boynton station Nathan Boynton's winter home - later the Hotel Boynton While Murray and other laborers constructed the two-story wooden structure, the Murray family lived in a canvas tent on the west side of the canal (known today at the inland or Intracoastal Waterway). "The Mary Lily Kenan Conspiracy." PROLOGUE: In 1844, Henry Flagler dropped out of school. In 1897, Flagler opened the Royal Palm Hotel on the north bank of the Miami River, overlooking Biscayne Bay. After a few short weeks, the family all moved back to New York, much to the detriment of Mary Harkness Flagler's health, which got progressively worse in the coming years. He declined the honor, persuading them to use an old Indian name, "Mayaimi". The Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler partnership was formed with Flagler in control of Harkness' interest. She is next to her mother and Flagler's first wife, Marjorie Mary Harkness Flagler. She had been en route to St. Augustine from Charleston, South Carolina on the schooner Oneida. While the younger Flagler wanted to pursue a career in music, Henry hardly thought that was appropriate for his only son and heir. In less than four months in 1872, in what was later known as "The Cleveland Conquest" or "The Cleveland Massacre", Standard Oil had absorbed 22 of its 26 Cleveland competitors. Flagler was eighteen years older than his 35-year-old bride. [44], Although Flagler remained on the board of directors of Standard Oil, he gave up his day-to-day involvement in the corporation to pursue his interests in Florida. Henry married Nancy Flagler in month 1861, at age 25 at marriage place, Michigan. In the springtime of 1870, Mary Harkness Flagler even became pregnant with the couple's third child (the aforementioned Henry "Harry" Flagler). His attention was consumed by the business of his hotel chains and expanding railroad empire. This was the beginning of the Standard Oil company, which would catapult both men into unimaginable levels of wealth. Henry Morrison Flagler was born on January 2, 1830 in Hopewell, New York, to Reverend and Mrs. Isaac Flagler. Her husband, Henry Morrison Flagler, was fifty-one years old. When the Civil War broke out, Dan Harkness was among the first in Bellevue, Ohio to enlist in the Union efforts. [citation needed], The Overseas Railroad, also known as the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, was heavily damaged and partially destroyed in the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. Henry Flagler, son of a Presbyterian minister, had Memorial Presbyterian Church built in memory of his daughter Jennie Louise Flagler Benedict and her newborn daughter Margery, both of whom died in 1889. During this trip, they went to St. Augustine and the city intrigued Flagler. Along with cheques and stocks, Flagler also gifted his wife with a new estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Henry Flagler had realized his dream and slipped quietly from this world at his ocean cottage 'Nautalis' on May 20, 1913, in Palm Beach, Florida. Along with that, Henry Flagler being referred to as a 'Robber Baron' alongside businessmen like Carnegie and Rockefeller is no exaggeration. Although not much is known about Ida Alice Flagler, many sources claim she became fond of opulent parties and leisurely pursuits that were available to the fabulously wealthy. Henry B Flagler was born on month day 1836, at birth place, New York, to Thomas Flagler and Rachael M Flagler. Showing 1-6 of 6. She was the mother of his three children. Flagler County, Florida, Flagler Beach, Florida and Flagler, Colorado are also named for him. May 17, 2018. Expert Help. His wife, Mary Harkness, had never been of robust health; she had borne three children. Over the course of her marriage to Henry Flagler, Ida Alice Shourds is reported to have begun displaying unstable behavior she was rumored to have a temper, and her fondness for lavish parties and attention did not go unnoticed by Gilded Age Society. [34] Although her work prompted a huge backlash against the company, Tarbell claims to have been surprised at its magnitude. Les Standiford (Goodreads Author) (shelved 3 times as henry-flagler) avg rating 4.08 3,518 ratings published 2002. By 1852, Henry had saved enough money to become the one-third-owner of the Harkness & Company alongside his half-brother Dan and Dan's uncle Lamon. It was in the late 1850s that Flagler met John D. Rockefeller who was working for a Cleveland grain broker and traveled the hinterlands in search of business. It was due largely to the efforts of Henry M. Flagler and John D. Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 - May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil. The railroad was financially unable to rebuild the destroyed sections, so the roadbed and remaining bridges were sold to the State of Florida, which built the Overseas Highway to Key West, using much of the remaining railway infrastructure. A Second Wife and a Second Career. whereas said Henry M. Flagler has recently lost by death a beloved daughter and in affectionate remembrance of her has been desirous of erecting some worthy monument to her Memory and believing that nothing should be more accordant with her known wishes and the tenor of her life on earth than that such Memorial should be a temple devoted to the worship of God and the teaching of that living faith in which she lived and died has erected in the City of St. Augustine a church edifice in loving . Flagler and Dan Harkness remained friends and business associates and, in 1852, they opened a distillery. NY By genealogy.com user October 24, 1999 at 04:39:45. '"[42] Flagler served as an active part of Standard Oil until 1882, when he stepped back to take a secondary role at Standard Oil. As he grew older, he became determined to never be poor again. Mary Harkness Flagler was the sweet, unpretentious first wife of Henry. The top-ranked Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is named for Flagler and his wife, who was an early benefactor of UNC along with her family and descendants. After a time, Flagler began to turn over some of his duties at Standard Oil to younger blood. In 1869, Henry Flagler began buying out small oil refineries on behalf of John D. Rockefeller, who had it in his mind to monopolize the oil industry in Ohio. There is also a monument to him on Flagler Monument Island in Biscayne Bay in Miami; Flagler College and Flagler Hospital are named after him in St. Augustine. In a few years, it seems he embraced the life of a wealthy widower. Many people were curious about Henry Flagler's decision to launch a new business venture during his twilight years. [11] The cartel received preferential treatment as a high-volume shipper, which included not just steep rebates of up to 50% for their product but also rebates for the shipment of competing products. Flagler dredged a channel, built streets, instituted the first water and power systems, and financed the city's first newspaper, The Metropolis. (bosses daughter) Mary Harkness (step cousin) 1853. Sixty miles (97km) south, the area today known as Miami was reportedly unharmed by the freeze. However there were many reports harsh working conditions and forced indebtedness to the company, and malfeasance by labor agents who hired men for the railway. He built a railroad bridge across the St. Johns River to gain access to the southern half of the state and purchased the Hotel Ormond, just north of Daytona. Two years later, he expanded his Florida holdings. Whitehall, Palm Beach, is open to the public as the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum; his private railcar No. In general, government officials (especially Andrew Anderson) permitted Flagler to widen the roads and to dredge marshes to establish neighborhoods. After finishing the eighth grade at fourteen, Henry followed his half-brother Dan to Ohio. He was a founder of Standard Oil. The Early Years of The Ponce de Leon: Clippings from an Old Scrap Book of those days. Soon after, though, Mary and Harry followed. Augustine. [citation needed], When looking back at Flagler's life, after Flagler's death, George W. Perkins, of J.P. Morgan & Co., reflected, "But that any man could have the genius to see of what this wilderness of waterless sand and underbrush was capable and then have the nerve to build a railroad here, is more marvelous than similar development anywhere else in the world. Along with the mounting unrest between himself and Ida Alice, Flagler was also butting heads with his son, Harry. Henry started spending a great deal more time in Florida, soon claiming the state as his permanent residence. Craze became frenzy when Mary Lily Kenan and Henry Flagler married on August 24th, 1901. In 1901, U.S. Steel, now controlled by J. Pierpont Morgan, having bought Andrew Carnegie's steel assets, offered to buy Standard's iron interests as well. Whatever the case may be, Flagler focused on his family and his fortune during the years of 1861 to 1865. From there on out, Dr. Anderson was a major supporter and confidant of Henry Flagler, often acting as his business liaison in St. Augustine when Flagler was out of town. Rather than try to influence the price of crude oil directly, Standard Oil had been exercising indirect control by altering oil storage charges to suit market conditions. Those first two seasons during which Flagler hosted an innumerable amount of parties, electric light displays, and opulent dinners (all of which were accompanied by music from the best musicians of the time) were met with eager approval by guests and the press. Only his son Harry survived of the three children by his first marriage in 1853 to Mary Harkness. In January of 1870 at the age of 40, Flagler officially co-founded Standard Oil alongside John D. Rockefeller. [26], Its vast American empire included 20,000 domestic wells, 4,000 miles of pipeline, 5,000 tank cars, and over 100,000 employees. As our little daughter is only 8 month old we wanted to provide her a sheltered place to sit in in the 25 degrees and we wanted to visit the house while we swap over looking after her as . George Matthews, great-grandson of Henry Morrison Flagler, has served as the Flagler Museum's president for the past 42 years. Generally, we are not often able to share specifics about the man himself. 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