Robert Gould Shaw II | |
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| Born | June 16, 1872 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 1930 (aged 57)[1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Burial place | Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Landowner, socialite |
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| Children | 5, including Robert III and Louis |
| Parent(s) | Quincy Adams Shaw Pauline Agassiz |
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Robert Gould Shaw II (sometimes referred to as RGS II) (June 16, 1872 – March 29, 1930) was a wealthy landowner, international polo player of the Myopia Hunt Club and socialite in the greater Boston area of Massachusetts. He was one of the prominent figures of the boom years at the turn of the century, sometimes called the Gilded Age.[2]
Born in 1872 into one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Boston, he was a first cousin of Civil War soldier Robert Gould Shaw. As an adult, RGS II gained a reputation for alcohol abuse and promiscuity. His first wife was Nancy Witcher Langhorne, and they had a son, Robert Gould Shaw III (called RGS III or "Bobby"). RGS II and Langhorne divorced after four years of marriage. She moved to England after some time, where she met and married Waldorf Astor, who later succeeded his father as Viscount. RGS II married again and had four other sons, including Louis Agassiz Shaw II.