Joseph Harvey Ladew Sr. (April 10, 1865 – February 16, 1940) was one of the largest leather manufacturers in the world with

Fayerweather & Ladew Fayerweather & Ladew was one of the oldest and largest leather manufacturers in the world. It was located in Glen Cove, Long Island. History The company was started in 1870 by Joseph B. Hoyt, Harvey Smith Ladew and Daniel B. Fayerweather as J. B ...

, and he was a

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. He was born to Rebecca Krom (?-1905) and

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(?-1888) in

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. He attended

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in 1885 and left the program to join the family run

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. The company was started by his brother, Edward R. Ladew in 1898. He became a partner in the company on February 1, 1889. On November 27, 1901, he married Jennie Bennett House. They had two children: Joseph Harvey Ladew Jr. (1905-?) and Oliver Ladew (1906-1979). Ladew died at

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Yachts

He had two yachts, both named ''Columbia'' built, the first built by Cramp Shipbuilding launched from

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on August 23, 1893. Turned over to the

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for the

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in 1898, the yacht was renamed the and was used in the blockade of Cuba. In 1909 the ship began a nine year long loan to the

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. The yacht was brought back into active naval service 7 April 1917 for World War I service and continued in naval service until decommissioned at Norfolk on 1 December 1919. In 1898 he ordered a new yacht from the Crescent Shipyard in

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steamer ''Pathfinder'' that had been built in the same shipyard. In 1913 it was briefly impounded by the Japanese at

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. That yacht served in

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as .

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