Samuel D. Riddle | |
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| Born | July 1, 1861 |
| Died | January 8, 1951 (aged 89) Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman: Textile manufacturing Racehorse owner/breeder |
| Known for | Man o' War, War Admiral |
Samuel Doyle Riddle (July 1, 1861 – January 8, 1951) was an American businessman and racehorse owner. He was born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, a small town in Delaware County southwest of Philadelphia, given the family name by his father Samuel Riddle. Samuel D. Riddle owned and operated a woolen mill started by his father, but is best known as a sportsman.
His father Samuel Riddle was born in Ireland and arrived in America in 1825. His mother was Lydia Doyle.
Samuel D. Riddle had a brother, Leander W. Riddle. His sisters were Lydia Maud Riddle (who married Donald C. Haldeman, general manager for Great Britain and Ireland of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York) and Charlotte Buffington Riddle, member number 25516 of the Daughters of the American Revolution (who married Homer Lee of Mansfield, Ohio, founder of the Homer Lee Bank Note Company in New York City). Homer and Charlotte Lee's children were Leander Lee and Homer Lee, Jr. [citation needed]
Riddle married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dobson in 1883. She was the daughter of John Dobson, who with his brother owned a mill in East Falls, Philadelphia. The couple had no children, but raised Elizabeth's niece, Sarah Dobson Fiske, the daughter of Elizabeth's sister, also named Sarah Dobson Fiske.