List of Famous people who died in 1924
Frederica Spring Rice
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John Hendley Morrison Kirkwood
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Henry Tubb
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Mary Augusta Mordaunt
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Mary Willes
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Marguerite Emily Frances Murray
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Jessie Hawes
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August Belmont, Jr.
First Name August
Last Name Jr.
Born on February 18, 1853
Born in United States of America, New York
August Belmont Jr. was an American financier. He financed the construction of the original New York City subway (1900–1904) and for many years headed the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, which ran the transit system. He also financed and led the construction of the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts, which opened in 1914. Belmont bought the land for and built New York's Belmont Park racetrack—named for his father—and was a major owner/breeder of thoroughbred racehorses. He served as chairman of the board of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. He also served as a director of the Southern Pacific Co., parent of the railroad, and National Park Bank.
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Rupert Levinge Brabazon
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Sydney Charles Fitzpatrick Vernon
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