Craze became frenzy when Mary Lily Kenan and Henry Flagler married on August 24th, 1901. Two years later, he expanded his Florida holdings. The Alcazar is today the Lightner Museum, next to the Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine that Flagler bought from Franklin W. Smith. [51] In 1901, Flagler bribed the Florida Legislature and Governor to pass a law that made incurable insanity grounds for divorce, opening the way for Flagler to remarry. [64], On February 24, 2006, a statue of Flagler was unveiled in Key West near the spot where the Over-Sea Railroad once terminated. He was the baby of the household, being born several years after the youngest of his siblings. 1-17. One of the grain brokers 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. His business dealings, along with those of partner John D. Rockefeller's, were laid out in painstaking detail by one bold muckraker of the era, Ida Two years later, Flagler built the Palm Beach Inn (renamed The Breakers in 1901), overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Palm Beach. Tail tucked in shame, the destitute Flagler family moved back to Ohio in January of 1866. "Historical Person Profile: Henry Flagler." 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 Flagler had realized his dream and slipped quietly from this world at his ocean cottage 'Nautalis' on May 20, 1913, in Palm Beach, Florida. Many people were curious about Henry Flagler's decision to launch a new business venture during his twilight years. Henry's birth heralded the beginning of a decade and perhaps a new start for his family. Ida Alice Shourds became Ida Alice Shourds Flagler in June of 1883 and moved into the Flagler family home the day after their wedding. The mausoleum adjacent to the church is where Flagler, his daughter, granddaughter and first wife are buried. In 1897, Flagler opened the Royal Palm Hotel on the north bank of the Miami River, overlooking Biscayne Bay. 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. Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. He even owned newspapers in Florida. One stormy night, Alice is said to have nearly caused a shipwreck by not allowing the captain to return to port for several hours, despite experiencing gale-force winds and seasick friends. St. Augustine, FL: Saint Augustine Historical Society, 1978. [36] The court ruled that the trust originated in illegal monopoly practices and ordered it to be broken up into 34 new companies. His father was a Presbyterian minister, Isaac Flagler. Bowman, Bryan & Kathy Roberts Forde. 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. I do not believe any one else would develop it if I do not, but I do hope to live long enough to prove I am a good business man by getting a dividend on my investment. In February of 1885, the couple took a delayed honeymoon to St. Augustine Ida Alice was thirty-seven and Henry Flagler was fifty-five. [10] In an overall calculation of America's oil refineries' assets and capital, Standard Oil surpassed all. Along with cheques and stocks, Flagler also gifted his wife with a new estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Henry and Mary had two Carrie died at age three. 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. 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. Not much more is known about Henry Flagler's early life. By the start of the Civil War in 1861, Rockefeller was brokering most of the Harkness grain. It was a small town of roughly 1,000 individuals, but familial connections led to a job at a general store. 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. (Context from a 21st-century author: This story takes place nearly two generations before women were granted the right to vote a time when we were generally valued for being subservient, delicate, and fertile. Through his work with the Harkness company, Henry Flagler made the acquaintance of John D. Rockefeller. By then the trust still had a 70% market share of the refined oil market but only 14% of the U.S. crude oil supply. 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. However, Henry Flagler did not join his half-brother. Carrie died at the age of 3. Only his son Harry Harkness Flagler survived of the three children by his first marriage in 1853 to Mary Harkness. A large portion of his estate was designated for a "niece" who was said actually to be a child born out of wedlock. An immense engineering effort was required to cut through the wilderness and marsh from St. Augustine to Palm Beach. [37], When Flagler envisioned successes in the oil industry, he and Rockefeller started building their fortune in refining oil in Cleveland, Ohio. To add to the sting, Henry 'Harry' Flagler was generally known as Harry Harkness, showing more deference for his mother than his father. Henry Flagler passed away May 20, 1913, and the construction of the "Over-Sea" road served as an example of his substantial impact on the state. 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. 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. But Standard Oil adapted, developing its own European presence, expanding into natural gas production in the U.S., then into gasoline for automobiles, which until then had been considered a waste product. He was 83 years old. Welcome to Ms. Collins, Ms. Bellino, and Ms. King's 4th grade history virtual fieldtrip! During the early 1880s, Flagler outsourced the care of young Harry to his half-sister Carrie and daughter Jennie Louise. [4], After the failure of his salt business in Saginaw, Flagler returned to Bellevue in 1866 and reentered the grain business as a commission merchant with the Harkness Grain Company. His personal dedication to the state of Florida was demonstrated when he began construction on his private residence, Kirkside, in St. Augustine. Mary and Henry's first child was Jennie Louise (born March 1855), then Carrie (born June 1858 and named after Henry Flagler's older half-sister, Caroline), then finally, Harry Flagler (born December 1870). He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway. Smith helped train the masons on the mixing and pouring techniques he used on Zorayda. Dazzled by the prospect of tremendous wealth and supported by his father-in-law, Flagler followed the smell of money to Michigan. He served as a vice president through 1908 and was part of ownership until 1911. It was initially intended to house entertainment amenities for the Ponce de Leon guests but was soon reimagined as its own hotel. Flamingo Visitor Center is 24 miles away. After Mary died Henry married her nurse-caregiver, Ida Alice Shourds. Only his son Harry survived of the three children by his first marriage in 1853 to Mary Harkness. [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. This project sparked Flagler's interest in creating a new "American Riviera." Flagler and Dan Harkness remained friends and business associates and, in 1852, they opened a distillery. "For the longest time, I could not imagine why Jean would save Whitehall," said Mr. Ponce. University Press of Florida. Her great-nephew Lawrence Louis Junior utilized some of those funds in founding Flagler College, where Henry Flagler's legacy lives on to this day. As he went, Flagler spent exorbitant amounts of money to build hotels in certain cities along the way. For about fourteen or fifteen years, I have devoted my time exclusively to business, and now I am pleasing myself.'". As a result, Flagler and Rockefeller and their associates owned dozens of separate corporations, each of which operated in just one state; the management of the whole enterprise was rather unwieldy. He never recovered and died in Palm Beach of his injuries on May 20, 1913 at 83 years of age. If you ask the same question in Florida, most people will have known someone who lives on Flagler Blvd., in Flagler County, or down the road from the Flagler Museum. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway. He was born in New York. As he grew older, he became determined to never be poor again. Resources Version accessed: St. Augustine, FL: Historic Print & Map Company, 2004. Flagler also met one Dr. Andrew Anderson, who would almost immediately become a lifelong partner and friend. Indeed, Mary Harkness Flagler's ailments first brought Henry Flagler to Far Florida. Henry Morrison Flagler was born on January 2, 1830. Mendez, Jesus. Bostonian Franklin W. Smith had recently built his winter home, the Villa Zorayda, which caught Flagler's eye almost immediately. Mary Harkness had been frail since childhood and her father often sent to a boarding school Savannah, Georgia as a means of sparing her from harsh northern winters. "[27] Over time foreign competition and new finds abroad eroded his dominance. The grand marble building was named by the final Mrs. Flagler herself: "Whitehall." 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. VisitStAugustine.com, 2022. 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. Henry is also best known as, Entrepreneur best known as the founder of Standard Oil and for helping to develop what came to be known as the Florida East Coast Railway. A railroad and oil magnate who laid claim to Florida's east coast. Both of Henry's parents had been married previously. [31], Standard Oil moved its headquarters to New York City, at 26 Broadway, and Flagler and Rockefeller became central figures in the city's business community. "When John D. Rockefeller was asked if the Standard Oil company was the result of his thinking, he answered, 'No, sir. For the first time, Flagler was able to experience the warm, sunny atmosphere of Florida. the Trust and Non-Profit Organization established by Flagler's grand-daughter Jean Flagler Matthews, to preserve Whitehall, has . Henry Morrison Flagler was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil. This was the case for many wealthy men during the Civil War, including Henry's future business partner, John D. Rockefeller. He was a key figure in the development of the eastern coast of Florida along the Atlantic Ocean and was founder of what became the Florida East Coast Railway.He is known as the father of Miami, Florida. "Historical Person Profile: Henry Flagler." Melbert Cary died in 1941, and after his death Mary continued to divide her. (However, when Harry Flagler was asked about this later, he denied that Ida Alice had ever been his mother's nurse.). Pennsylvania revoked the cartel's charter, and non-preferential rates were restored for the time being. It was reported that people along the railway line waited all night for the passing of the funeral train as it traveled from Palm Beach to St. [14] Standard was growing horizontally and vertically. His half-brother Daniel had left Hopewell to live and work with his paternal uncle Lamon G. Harkness, who had a store in Republic, Ohio. 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. 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. [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. Henry Morrison Flagler was born in 1830 into humble circumstances, his father a Presbyterian minister. 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. His mother was Elizabeth Caldwell Morrison Harkness. The state provided incentive in the form of 3,840 acres (15.5km2) for every mile (1.6km) of track constructed.[49]. Whitehall, Palm Beach, is open to the public as the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum; his private railcar No. The couple had two daughters, Jennie Louise, born in 1855, and Carrie, born in 1858. [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. The Paris Rothschilds jumped into the fray providing financing. Flagler's wife died shortly after the partnership was formed. Gainesville, FL. Henry Morrison Flagler (1830-1913) built this church to the glory of God as a memorial to his daughter, Jennie Louise Flagler Benedict, who passed away as a result of childbirth in 1889. In June 1870, Flagler and Rockefeller formed Standard Oil of Ohio, which rapidly became the most profitable refiner in Ohio. As fate would have it, Henry had been invited to work at a general store by a family . [33] Ohio was especially vigorous in applying its state anti-trust laws, and finally forced a separation of Standard Oil of Ohio from the rest of the company in 1892, the first step in the dissolution of the trust. Pratt and Rogers became Flagler and Rockefeller's partners. [30] Additional fields were discovered in Burma and Java. [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. Flagler encouraged fruit farming and settlement along his railway line and made many gifts to build hospitals, churches and schools in Florida. Flagler was in a special position to make those deals due to his connections as a grain merchant. . This touched off a firestorm of protest from independent oil well owners, including boycotts and vandalism, which eventually led to the discovery of Standard Oil's part in the deal. I was willing that they should combine and grow as big and wealthy as they could, but only by legitimate means. Rockefeller worked in association with chemist and inventor Samuel Andrews. In January of 1870 at the age of 40, Flagler officially co-founded Standard Oil alongside John D. Rockefeller. "[35], Flagler and Rockefeller continued to consolidate their oil interests as best they could until New Jersey, in 1909, changed its incorporation laws to effectively allow a re-creation of the trust in the form of a single holding company. "How Slave Labor Built the State of Florida Decades After the Civil War." However, this building's history is tragic and short. [25] The public and the press were immediately suspicious of this new legal entity, and other businesses seized upon the idea and emulated it, further inflaming public sentiment. In fact, after completing the eighth grade, he decided to leave home and went to Ohio to find his fortune. The hotel, the Ponce de Leon, was a success. Dr. Shelton had attended Flagler's daughter Jennie Benedict when she died from complications after childbirth in 1889. [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. Sixty miles (97km) south, the area today known as Miami was reportedly unharmed by the freeze. Smith would not sell, but he planted the seed of St. Augustine's and Florida's future in Flagler's mind. Flagler's second wife, the former Ida Alice Shourds, was declared insane[50] by Flagler's friend Dr. Anderson in 1896 and was institutionalized on and off starting that year. 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. Second Marriage, Second Sojourn to St. Augustine After a time, Flagler began to turn over some of his duties at Standard Oil to younger blood. [citation needed], By the end of the American Civil War, Cleveland was one of the five main refining centers in the U.S. (besides Pittsburgh, New York City, Philadelphia, and the region in northwestern Pennsylvania where most of the oil originated). [65] After Flagler's death, she married an old friend, Robert Worth Bingham, who used an inheritance from her to buy the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper. Ralph, Julian. VisitStAugustine.com. These certificates became traded by speculators, thus creating the first oil-futures market which effectively set spot market prices from then on. 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. McGuire & McDonald were in charge of construction. "[57][58], According to historian Joe Knetsch, reformers and muckrakers exaggerated charges of peonage regarding construction of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1893 to 1909. Standard Oil also had the highest capitalization, totaling $26,000,000 (equivalent to $784million in 2021). Equivalent to a 15% discount, they put Standard Oil in position to significantly undercut other oil refineries. According to Florida historian Thomas Graham in his book The Awakening of St. Augustine, an acquaintance of the businessman once inquired about whether his judgment was sound when he decided to invest in Florida (one can imagine that they may not have been acquaintances for very long afterward). Henry Morrison Flagler was born on January 2, 1830 in Hopewell, New York. Soon after, though, Mary and Harry followed. He was a founder of Standard Oil. That craze mounted when two months later, Flagler filed for divorce in Dade County and was granted such on August 13th, 1901. Along with that, Henry Flagler being referred to as a 'Robber Baron' alongside businessmen like Carnegie and Rockefeller is no exaggeration. Asylum records from this era show women being admitted and held for ailments such as "suppressed menses", "mental {or} religious excitement", and the infamous catch-all "hysteria". [7] The partnership eventually grew into the Standard Oil Corporation. Then, just a few months before the end of the Ponce de Leon Hotel's second season, Jennie Louise Flagler Benedict died from complications of childbirth. He is known as the father of St. Augustine, Mia When son Harry Harkness Flagler was born in December of 1870, Mary's frail health was greatly weakened by giving birth. Instead, an artificial island was constructed in Biscayne Bay called Flagler Monument Island. He planned to build a hotel on that land, one that gave Northern tourists a fine place to spend their money. (2022) "Historical Person Profile: Henry Flagler." 1888: The Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine, 1888: The Casa Monica/ Cordova Hotel in St. Augustine, 1894: The Royal Poinciana Hotel in Palm Beach (on Lake Worth), 1897: The Royal Palm Hotel on the banks of the Miami River, 1901: The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach (on the Atlantic Coast). The case can be made that Flagler was the intellectual genius who devised both the overall concepts and the details of the company policies and programs that turned Standard Oil into the most feared, powerful, and profitable company of the 19th and early . [12], Undeterred, though vilified for the first time by the press, Flagler and Rockefeller continued with their self-reinforcing cycle of buying competing refiners, improving the efficiency of operations, pressing for discounts on oil shipments, undercutting competition, making secret deals, raising investment pools, and buying rivals out. [3], Flagler attended local schools through eighth grade. In 1913, Henry Flagler passed away after breaking his hip falling down a staircase at Whitehall. Harry, her son, was eleven years old. Henry B Flagler was born on month day 1836, at birth place, New York, to Thomas Flagler and Rachael M Flagler. This was the beginning of the Standard Oil company, which would catapult both men into unimaginable levels of wealth. At the time, Key West was Florida's most populous city, with a population of 20,000, and it was also the United States' deep water port closest to the canal that the U.S. government proposed to build in Panama. These included, among many others, Continental Oil, which became Conoco, now part of ConocoPhillips; Standard of Indiana, which became Amoco, now part of BP; Standard of California, which became Chevron; Standard of New Jersey, which became Esso (and later, Exxon), now part of ExxonMobil; Standard of New York, which became Mobil, now part of ExxonMobil; and Standard of Ohio, which became Sohio, now part of BP. He became president of the Symphony Society of New York in 1914 . My 4th great-grandmother, Elizabeth Howes, married (1) William Jones (my ancestor) and (2nd) Colonel Henry Ostrom, of Pleasant Valley & Patterson, Dutchess County, NY. 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 . See more ideas about flagler, key west, florida. His parents were very poor and struggled to feed their family. That same year Flagler completed the Hotel Continental in Jacksonville. Seven years later he became a senior salesman with a salary of $ 400 per year. Flagler and Rockefeller eventually prevailed and the railroad sold all its oil interests to Standard. Two years after his first wife died in 1881, he married again. [citation needed], One of the most effective attacks on Flagler and Rockefeller and their firm was the 1905 publication of The History of the Standard Oil Company, by Ida Tarbell, a leading muckraker. He returned to St. Augustine in 1885 and made Smith an offer. Immediately, she began taking advantage of the fortune she had married into like any budding socialite, she loved gowns, jewelry, and yachts. By 1849, Flagler was promoted to the sales staff at a salary of $40 per month. 91 is preserved inside a Beaux Arts pavilion built to look like a 19th-century railway palace. They had 3 children: Maud Aiken and 2 other children. Together, the three set their sights on opening a distillery that would serve nearby railroad workers. That year he reportedly gave her more than $1 million in jewelry. In the early 1880s, Flagler and Rockefeller created one of their most important innovations. [citation needed], In 1912, the Florida Overseas Railroad was completed to Key West. Augustine. Harry and Annie's daughter Jean Louise Flagler made Palm Beach a large part of her life. 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. As you go through the . University Press of Florida. In just eighteen months of harried work and lavish spending, the Ponce de Leon Hotel was opened for business in January of 1888. 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. After two years of institutionalization and much assessment by the courts, Ida Alice Shourds Flagler was legally ruled incurably insane in 1899. Henry Flagler's most monumental accomplishment was realized only a year before he died. Estate All the things he owned. When the city was incorporated in 1896, its citizens wanted to honor the man responsible for its growth by naming it "Flagler". In the kerosene industry, Standard Oil replaced the old distribution system with its own vertical system. 0:00. [citation needed], Flagler and Rockefeller began a publicity campaign to put the company and themselves in a better light. Hotel Ponce de Leon: The Architecture & Decoration. After finishing the eighth grade at fourteen, Henry followed his half-brother Dan to Ohio. The swamplands south of Savannah were thought of as a dangerous land of rugged enchantment where alligators lurked in the shadows and strange miasme was thought to carry diseases like yellow fever through the damp air. View Henry Flagler.pptx from HISTORY 10 at Jupiter High School. But they had never played fair, and that ruined their greatness for me." In March, he stepped down from that post but will . In 1885, Standard Oil moved its corporate headquarters to New York City to the iconic 26 Broadway location. It added its own pipelines, tank cars, and home delivery network. FLORIDA KEYS Henry Morrison Flagler never lived in the Florida Keys, but he left a more lasting and valuable mark on the island chain than many lifelong residents. "Our Own Riviera," Harper's New Monthly Magazine. In fact, the exterior bares a memorial script to his daughter who perished giving birth to his . The baby, named Margery, died when she was only a few hours old. [33], Upon his ascent to the presidency, Theodore Roosevelt initiated dozens of suits under the Sherman Antitrust Act and coaxed reforms out of Congress. His half-sisters Mary Esther (16 y/o in 1830), Jane Augusta (14), and Caroline (3.5) were the daughters of his father's first two wives. The voyage was harrowing and long northern tourists traveled by railroad, steamship, and mule-driven omnibus. 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. [11] Part of this scheme was the announcement of sharply increased freight charges. Henry Flagler was born on January 2, 1830, in the little village of Hopewell, in upstate New York, to Elizabeth and Isaac Flagler. Municipal, State, and Federal government officials questioned how many limits they should place on these "Captains of Industry." "[63], Miami's main east-west street is named Flagler Street and is the main shopping street in Downtown Miami. He would describe his childhood often as having been 'hungry and cold'. Col Henry Ostrom & Elizabeth Flagler? If they refused the offer, Flagler and Rockefeller told them they would run them into bankruptcy and then cheaply buy up their assets at auction. There, they were both given work by Lamon Harkness, who was the brother of Dan's late father. If you stroll through the area of St. Augustine immediately west of downtown, you will experience the extraordinary influence of New Yorker Henry Morrison . In the case of Henry Flagler's life, it seems his personal troubles compounded in the 1890s. Tarbell's father had been driven out of the oil business during the South Improvement Company affair. Flagler's stepbrother Stephen V. Harkness invested $100,000 (equivalent to $1.94million in 2021[6]) on the condition that Flagler be made a partner. Generally, we are not often able to share specifics about the man himself. Henry Flagler: The Astonishing Life and Times of the Visionary Robber Baron Who Founded Florida. Perhaps those years after the Civil War were what imbued Flagler with his infamously shrewd business practices. Louis Comfort Tiffany (who was about ten years into his monumental career) was hired to decorate the hotel and craft its windows. Struck by the tragic loss of his eldest daughter and first granddaughter, Henry Flagler sought solace in his business projects and the council of friends like Dr. Andrew Anderson. 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. [17]This subsidiary, the Empire Transportation Company, which Joseph D. Potts created in 1865 and also ran, owned other assets including a small fleet of ships on the Great Lakes. Visually exquisite, the Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church was built by Henry Flagler in 1889. Their only son was born in 1870. Standiford, Les. 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. He was even given permission to use the coquina quarry on Anastasia Island to source materials for his state-of-the-art hotels. Instead of attending lunch with his fellow businessmen, he took to hosting grand parties at his new summer estate (which was ominously named "Satan's Toe"). However, a great cloud of bad luck was soon to fall over the Flagler family. 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