Ward McAllister
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Ward McAllister was a prominent 19th-century New York social arbiter best known for codifying the rules of high society and helping define the elite circle known as "The Four Hundred."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ward McAllister canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
person
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social arbiter ⓘ |
| advocated | strict adherence to social etiquette and protocol ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Caroline Schermerhorn Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1827-12-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Savannah, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| coined | The Four Hundred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1895-01-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| described | The Four Hundred as the accepted upper crust of New York society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | self-appointed arbiter of New York society ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| familyName | McAllister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Matthew Hall McAllister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | judge ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Ward McAllister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | social etiquette in late 19th-century America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a leader of Gilded Age New York society
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codifying the rules of New York high society ⓘ helping define the elite circle known as "The Four Hundred" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1853 ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensively covered in contemporary New York newspapers ⓘ |
| middleName | Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Hannah Reid McAllister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Gilded Age society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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lawyer ⓘ social arbiter ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publication | Society As I Have Found It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| role | social lieutenant to Caroline Schermerhorn Astor ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Taintor Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout | manners and customs of New York high society ⓘ |
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