Arthur Havemeyer (March 8, 1882 – November 17, 1955) was an American amateur

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er. He competed in the men's individual event at the

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Havemeyer was the grandson of William Frederick Havemeyer, who was the mayor of New York City. Havemeyer's father was

Theodore Havemeyer Theodore Augustus Havemeyer (May 17, 1839 – April 26, 1897) was an American businessman who was the first president of the U.S. Golf Association and co-founder of the Newport Country Club, host to both the first U.S. Amateur and the first U.S. ...

, who was the first president of the

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. Havemeyer went to school in Switzerland, attended Berkley and graduated from Yale in 1904. He active outside of the classroom at Yale, as he was the president of Phi Beta Kappa and also worked for the school's newspaper. He competed in the 1903 and 1904 editions of the

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. He did not place in 1903, but made it to the quarterfinals in 1904. He competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics, placing ninth in the men's golf individual event and placing second in the men's driving contest, which was a non-medal competition. He later became involved in his families sugar business, the American Sugar Company. He and his family later invested in the Wilcox Canal Company, creating the Havemeyer-Wilcox Canal, which was one of the longest canals of its type. Havemeyer and his family helped increase Colorado's beet production. Havemeyer was later named president of the American Waxed Paper Association and was a secretary of the Vehicle Equipment Company. Havemeyer died on November 17, 1955 from a heart attack.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Havemeyer, Arthur American male golfers Amateur golfers Olympic golfers for the United States Golfers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Golfers from New Jersey Sportspeople from East Orange, New Jersey 1882 births 1955 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen