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12. Apr. 2024 · Chateau-sur-Mer. The main house of the estate, Chateau-sur-Mer, was built in 1852 for William Shepard Wetmore, a merchant trader. A decade later, his son, George, governor of Rhode Island and a U.S. Senator, inherited the estate. Edith M. K. Wetmore (1870-1966), daughter of George P. Wetmore, was a resident of both New York and Newport.
William Wetmore. William Wetmore (September 16, 1771 – October 27, 1827) founded Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio in 1812. Wetmore was born in Middletown, Connecticut and was hired by Joshua Stow as a land agent of property in the Western Reserve which was purchased by the Connecticut Land Company. Wetmore moved to Ohio in 1804 and became one of the ...
26. Jan. 2013 · January 26. China-trade merchant William Shepard Wetmore, whose Newport, Rhode Island, mansion, Chateau-Sur-Mer (1852) is now open to the public, was born on this date in 1801.
The papers of William Shepard Wetmore, 1821-1841, consist primarily of correspondence he received while living and working in Canton, China, between 1834 and 1839. The correspondence details the trade of silk, tea, and spices from China to New York, London, Peru, and Chile; business conditions including market fluctuations and business climate ...
William Shepard Keteltas Wetmore (1875–1925), who received a B.A. degree from Yale in 1897. Rogers Pickman Derby Keteltas Wetmore (1882–1917). His first cousin, once removed, Mary Toppan Pickman, married Massachusetts Congressman and diplomat George B. Loring. Mr. Wetmore died September 11, 1921, in Boston.
Biography. Born in St. Albans VT in 1801, William Shepard Wetmore was an Old China Trade merchant and philanthropist from New England. He was involved in a number of trading firms in South America, China, and New York City. Eventually moved to Newport, Rhode Island, where he built Chateau-sur-Mer, one of the first mansions on Bellevue Avenue.
