James Francis Gallatin
James Francis Gallatin (1853 – December 4, 1915)[1] [2] . James Francis Gallatin was a Swiss-American-French writer, patron of the arts, fraudster[3] and alleged notorious homosexual. The son of Albert Gallatin Jr, grandson of James Gallatin and great-grandson of Albert Gallatin, the man who helped broker the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States.
Born in Paris to the wealthy Gallatin family, of New York, he was educated at Downing College, Cambridge, graduating in 1871.[4] James Francis styled himself Count Gallatin, though his right to the title was disputed, but he was known to his own family as ‘bad Jimmy’.[5] James Francis Gallatin was declared bankrupt 14 times between 1879 and 1889.[6]
The Hoax Diary
James Francis Gallatin's grandfather acted as his father's personal secretary during this diplomatic trip. His alleged journal entries from this voyage were published in the September 1914 issue of Scribner's Magazine and include a detailed historical account of the negotiations and infighting between the American representatives as well as with the British delegates. However, Raymond Walters, biographer of Albert Gallatin, and other historians believe the diary to be a forgery.[7] [8] [9] [10] Walters wrote ‘. . . I reached the conclusion that the diary is a complete fraud.’[11] Walters notes that no manuscript for the diary has survived or was ever known to have been seen by anybody other than Jimmy.[12]
The diary has supported the libel of Nathan Mayer Rothschild, supporting the claim that the Rothschild family had accrued its vast wealth on the back of Wellington's triumph.[13]
Patron of the Arts
James Francis Gallatin was the first person to commission a stained-glass window in Europe, given to American glassworkers, for the church of St Andrew's in Wickhambreaux.[14] The window is dedicated to Gallatin's mother, Mrs Harriette Duer de Gallatin, who had been married to Albert Gallatin Jr. It was designed by Arild Rosenkrantz and manufactured in John La Farge's New York studio.[15]
Alleged Homosexuality
J. R. Ackerley, in his posthumously published autobiography, speculated that his father had a homosexual relationship with "Count" James Francis de Gallatin.[16]
Death
When he died in 1915, his estate was worth £128.[17]
Notes
- ↑ James Francis Covent Gallatin in the 1911 England Census; http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ti=5538&indiv=try&db=1911england&h=41611974,
- ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 for James Francis De Gallatin; http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1904/31874_222890-00073?pid=346269&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgss%3dangs-g%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3djames%2bFrancis%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dGallatin%26gsln_x%3d1%26cpxt%3d1%26cp%3d11%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3dlu4%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d346269%26db%3dUKProbateCal%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true
- ↑ Financial Times: British patriotism: whose Waterloo?; http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1328e2d2-03ac-11e5-b55e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3uwauu8KY
- ↑ James Francis. Gallatin in the Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900; http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ti=5538&indiv=try&db=alumni6&h=116669
- ↑ The Hoax Diary; http://thenewsfromwaterloo.com/the-hoax-diary.html
- ↑ The London Gazette; https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice?text=%22James+francis+Gallatin%22
- ↑ Albert Gallatin: Jeffersonian Financier and Diplomat by Raymond Walters, Jr. Review by: Glover Moore The Journal of Southern History Vol. 24, No. 1 (Feb., 1958), pp. 107-109; https://www.jstor.org/stable/2955292?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
- ↑ Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad Paperback 2012; https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JlCLVAGG3xEC&pg=PA351&lpg=PA351&dq=%22James+Gallatin%22+Diary+hoax&source=bl&ots=oRBqDfTLsO&sig=HsdSMV0dVnRrtVjOx59CL_lEByo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjR5ezqj-7JAhVHhiwKHdiHD7sQ6AEIQzAI#v=onepage&q=%22James%20Gallatin%22%20Diary%20hoax&f=true; Page 351
- ↑ Albert Gallatin: Jeffersonian Financier and Diplomat; https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iblLLoDdNkAC&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266&dq=%22James+Gallatin%22+Diary+Fake&source=bl&ots=hkYLLqkJjG&sig=oSKeR2suRffvavJC242FH4laY1A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi05oyCj-7JAhWJjiwKHTCCAGwQ6AEILjAD#v=onepage&q=%22James%20Gallatin%22%20Diary%20Fake&f=false; Page 266
- ↑ Raymond Walters, Jr. (July 1957). "The James Gallatin Diary: A Fraud?". The American Historical Review. 62 (4): 878–885. doi:10.2307/1845518. JSTOR 1845518.
- ↑ The Hoax Diary; http://thenewsfromwaterloo.com/the-hoax-diary.html
- ↑ The Hoax Diary; http://thenewsfromwaterloo.com/the-hoax-diary.html
- ↑ The Rothschild Libel: Why has it taken 200 years for an anti-Semitic slur that emerged from the Battle of Waterloo to be dismissed?; http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-rothschild-libel-why-has-it-taken-200-years-for-an-anti-semitic-slur-that-emerged-from-the-10216101.html
- ↑ Ickham, Wickhambreaux and Seaton Conservation Area Appraisal https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/media/215182/ickham-wick-seaton-consarea-appraisal-2011.pdf; Pages 19, 20 & 21
- ↑ New York Times July 10 1896 'A Window For England'; http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9802E1D71338E233A25753C1A9619C94679ED7CF
- ↑ Who's Who in Lesbian and Gay Writing; https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NPqFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%22James+Francis%22+Gallatin&source=bl&ots=I8ALApXVc_&sig=cCyU1A3p9jvIi9BBzDHCZhE-0rA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiIz626ve3JAhVGvhQKHe98AsI4ChDoAQg5MAY#v=onepage&q=%22James%20Francis%22%20Gallatin&f=false; Page 1
- ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 for James Francis De Gallatin; http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1904/31874_222890-00073?pid=346269&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgss%3dangs-g%26new%3d1%26rank%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gsfn%3djames%2bFrancis%26gsfn_x%3d1%26gsln%3dGallatin%26gsln_x%3d1%26cpxt%3d1%26cp%3d11%26MSAV%3d1%26uidh%3dlu4%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d346269%26db%3dUKProbateCal%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true
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