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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Morton_Freeman_PlantMorton Freeman Plant - Wikipedia

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   Morton Freeman Plant (August 18, 1852, in Branford, Connecticut – November 4, 1918, in New York City) was an American financier. Biography [ edit ] Morton Freeman Plant was the son of Henry Bradley and Ellen Elizabeth (Blackstone) Plant.

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3. theadventurine.com › culture › jewelry-historyThe Man Who Bartered His Mansion for Pearls | The Adventurine

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   One year after Morton Plant traded his New York home for Cartier pearls and moved into an even larger spread at 1051 Fifth Avenue, he passed away at 66 years old due to complications from a pneumonia.

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   Jun 1, 2017 · Today, there are three main species of cultivated saltwater pearl: the Pinctada fucata, which produces the small, round Akoya pearls used by jewellery house Mikimoto; the Pinctada maxima, which can...

5. www.hodinkee.com › articles › cartier-mansionIn-Depth The House That Plant Built – 101 Years ... - Hodinkee

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   Sep 19, 2016 · The original owner of the house was an American businessman named Morton F. Plant, who had been born with a pretty big silver spoon in his mouth. Morton was the son of Henry Bradley Plant, who had built an enormous railroad and steamship network across the South that came to be known as the Plant System.

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   Nov 6, 2018 · This November will mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Morton F. Plant, the millionaire business entrepreneur, yachtsman and philanthropist who, to the good fortune of southeastern...

7. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Plant-453Morton Freeman Plant (1851-1918) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

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   May 24, 2023 · Morton Freeman Plant was vice-president of the Plant Investment Company from 1884 to 1902 and attained distinction as a yachtsman. He was part owner of the Philadelphia baseball club in the National League, and sole owner of the New London club in the Eastern League.

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   Who was Morton Freeman Plant?

   • Morton Freeman Plant was the son of Henry Bradley and Ellen Elizabeth (Blackstone) Plant. His father was a pioneer railroad builder in the South. He received his early education at Russell's Military School, New Haven, Connecticut, and at the age of 16 entered the employ of the Southern Express, which at that time was owned by his father.

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   What did Morton Freeman Plant give Cartier?

   • In 1917, Morton Freeman Plant made a deal with jeweller Pierre Cartier: Plant would give Cartier his Fifth Avenue mansion in exchange for $100 and a necklace of 128 natural pearls, valued then at $1m. The house is now Cartier’s flagship store. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel is also “vital to the story”, says Ms Chadour-Sampson.

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   What happened to Morton F Plant?

   • On June 16, 1914, Plant married May Cadwell Manwaring of New London. His former 1905 mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City, the Morton F. Plant House, is now the home of Cartier. In 1916 he moved to 1051 Fifth Avenue at 86th Street. Plant died of pneumonia at that house in 1918, aged 66.

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   Where did Morton Plant Live?

   • Morton Plant’s home on Fifth Avenue in New York City may have been situated on Millionaire’s Row of mansions, alongside the Vanderbilts and near the Astors, but he had no interest in being a part of the society scene. Plant’s summer house was not in fashionable Newport. It was in the rural area of Groton, Connecticut.

   The Man Who Bartered His Mansion for Pearls | The Adventurine

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   morton plant - the man. Everyone knows Clearwater’s hospital is called Morton Plant Hospital. Many also know when, it was built 100 years ago, it was named for a man - Morton Plant, who we assume either built it or donated the money to build it, but who really was he?