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General First nameOgden Mills
LastnamePhipps
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1908-11-26
Place of birthManhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
Date of death2002-04-22
Place of deathWest Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States of America


About

an American stockbroker, court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist. In 2001, he was inducted into the International Court Tennis Hall of Fame.

Ogden Phipps was born in New York City on November 26, 1908, the son of Henry Carnegie Phipps and Gladys Livingston Mills. He was named for his mother's brother, Ogden L. Mills. His grandfather Henry Phipps was a major philanthropist who had amassed a fortune as the second-largest shareholder in the Carnegie Steel Company. Educated at Harvard University, Ogden Phipps became a champion court tennis player, capturing the U.S. championship seven times and the British championship once.

During World War II, Ogden Phipps served with the United States Navy. After the war, he became a partner in the prominent brokerage firm, Smith Barney & Co. then used his training to head up Bessemer Securities Corporation, a private holding company that managed the fortune left to Phipps family members by their grandfather.

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Archive statistics Career1920 - 1957
Tournament wins1
Matches3
Match wins1


Tournament wins 1937 - Gold Racquet Tournament (Amateur)


Tournaments Nassau Bowl - 1957 Gold Racquet Tournament - 1937 Florida State Championship - 1920