William Goadby Loew
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William Goadby Loew was a Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

 stockbroker and financier.

Biography

He bought a seat on the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
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 in 1897. He married Florence Bellows Baker
Florence Bellows Baker
Florence Bellows Baker Loew was a horse woman and philanthropist and award winning horticulturist.-Biography:She was born in 1876 as Florence Bellows Baker to George Fisher Baker. She married William Goadby Loew at All Souls' Unitarian Church on April 12, 1898. She died on May 24, 1936.-References:...

, the daughter of George Fisher Baker at All Souls' Unitarian Church
Unitarian Church of All Souls
The Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City was the first Unitarian Universalist church in New York City. It is one of the largest and most influential congregations in the United States...

 on April 12, 1898. In 1934 he was picked as one of the best dressed
Best dressed
*MTV Movie Award for Best Dressed*International Best Dressed List*Best Dressed Chicken in Town...

 men in the United States
United States
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. His wife died on May 24, 1936.

He died on May 24, 1955 on a heart attack.
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