On this day, Samuel Tilden, who fought Tammany Hall, and in 1876, was the first person (of two, the other being Al Gore in 2000) to lose the Presidential Election in spite of winning a majority of the popular vote, was born. From 1860 until his death on August 4, 1886, Tilden owned 15 Gramercy Park South, now used by the National Arts Club.
Tilden is perhaps best remembered however for being the original benefactor of the New York Public Library(NYPL). He left $7 Million in a trust to establish a library (though the court eventually reduced it to $3 Million). The trust was combined with The Astor and Lenox Libraries, to form what is now the NYPL. In fact, Tilden's name appears on the front of the Library.
Tilden is perhaps best remembered however for being the original benefactor of the New York Public Library(NYPL). He left $7 Million in a trust to establish a library (though the court eventually reduced it to $3 Million). The trust was combined with The Astor and Lenox Libraries, to form what is now the NYPL. In fact, Tilden's name appears on the front of the Library.
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