Warren Delano (1809-1898)

Warren Delano Jr., of New York; Senior Partner of Russell & Co., China Merchants

He was born at New Bedford, Massachusetts. His younger brother, Franklin, married Laura Astor and lived at Steen Valetje. In 1833, Warren joined the mercantile firm of Russell & Co., who had pioneered the American trade with Canton in China, dealing principally in opium but also silk and tea. By 1843, he was a Senior Partner and the Chief of Operations of Russell & Company at Canton, and having made a fortune built Algonac in the Hudson Valley, retiring there in 1852. He invested much of his money into real estate and co-founded the town of Delano, Pennsylvania. His fortune was badly affected in the Panic of 1857 which necessitated his return to trade in China. In 1860, he established himself at Hong Kong and during the U.S. Civil War he shipped opium to the States for medical use by the Union Army. Having remade his fortune, he left $2 million at his death in 1898. He was married in 1843 and had eleven children including Mrs Sara Roosevelt, mother of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Parents (2)

Warren Delano

Captain Warren Delano, of Fairhaven, Bristol Co., Massachusetts

1779-1866

Deborah Perry (Church) Delano

Mrs Deborah Perry (Church) Delano

1783-1827

Spouse (1)

Catherine (Lyman) Delano

Mrs Catherine Robbins (Lyman) Delano

1825-1896

Children (11)

Susan Maria Delano

Susan Maria Delano, died in early childhood

1844-1846

Louisa Church Delano

Louisa Church Delano, died in early adulthood, unmarried

1846-1869

Deborah (Delano) Forbes

Mrs "Dora" Deborah Perry (Delano) Forbes, Forbes

1847-1940

Anne (Delano) Hitch

Mrs Anne Lyman (Delano) Hitch

1849-1926

Warren Delano III

Warren Delano III, died in infancy

1850-1851

Warren Delano IV

Warren Delano IV, of Steen Valetje, New York; President of the Delano Coal Co.

1852-1920

Sara (Delano) Roosevelt

Mrs Sara Ann (Delano) Roosevelt

1854-1941

Philippe Delano

Philippe Delano, died unmarried

1857-1881

Katherine (Delano) Collier

Mrs Katherine Robbins (Delano) Robbins, Collier

1860-1953

Frederic Adrian Delano

Frederic Adrian Delano, President of the Monon Railroad

1863-1953

Laura Franklin Delano

Laura Franklin Delano, died in early adulthood, unmarried

1864-1884

Associated Houses (1)

Algonac

Balmville, Newburgh, New York