Robert Early Strawbridge, Jr.

Robert Early Strawbridge Jr. (November 17, 1896 – March 6, 1986) was an American polo champion and chairman of the United States Polo Association. Early life He was born on November 17, 1896, to Anita (née Berwind) Strawbridge (1875–1942), and Robert E. Strawbridge, former president of the Strawbridge & Clothier department store in Philadelphia. His sister was Anita Strawbridge (wife of Lt. Cmdr. Hon. Theodore P. Grosvenor). His paternal grandfather was Justus Clayton Strawbridge, who founded Strawbridge & Clothier in 1868. His maternal grandfather was Charles Frederick Berwind, founder of the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company. His aunt, Frederica, was the wife of banker Henry Herman Harjes, J.P. Morgan's partner in France. His two other maternal aunts were Gertrude, Baroness Boecklin, and Edith, Baroness Von Kleist. From his great aunt Julia Berwind, he received a legacy of $170,000.