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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instanceOf person
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
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
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
lawyer
social arbiter
practicedLawIn San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
publication Society As I Have Found It NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1890
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
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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