Dorothy Stokes Bostwick
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Dorothy Stokes Bostwick Smith Campbell (March 26, 1899 - February 16, 2001) was an American heiress and an artist
and author
who became the first woman in the United States
to hold a helicopter
pilot's license.
, the daughter of Lillian Stokes and her husband, Albert Carlton Bostwick. Her grandfather was Jabez A. Bostwick
, a railroad owner and wealthy co-founder of the Standard Oil Company
.
A painter and sculptor, Dorothy Bostwick was first married at Christ Church in Gilbertsville, New York
on March 7, 1922 to W. T. Sampson Smith. Smith's grandfather was the late Rear Admiral William T. Sampson She was an aviation buff in particular with the autogyro
, a precursor to the modern helicopter. Her second husband (m. 1950) Joseph Campbell
was vice-president and treasurer of Columbia University
. In 1954 he was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
to Comptroller General of the United States
.
Dorothy Bostwick wrote and illustrated "Passing Thoughts," a collection of her own poetry
and drawings.
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
who became the first woman in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to hold a helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
pilot's license.
Biography
She was born in ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, the daughter of Lillian Stokes and her husband, Albert Carlton Bostwick. Her grandfather was Jabez A. Bostwick
Jabez A. Bostwick
Jabez Abel Bostwick was an American businessman who was a founding partner of Standard Oil.-Biography:...
, a railroad owner and wealthy co-founder of the Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Standard Oil was a predominant American integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Established in 1870 as a corporation in Ohio, it was the largest oil refiner in the world and operated as a major company trust and was one of the world's first and largest multinational...
.
A painter and sculptor, Dorothy Bostwick was first married at Christ Church in Gilbertsville, New York
Gilbertsville, New York
Gilbertsville is a village in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 375 at the 2000 census. The village is named after its founder, and early landowner Abijah Gilbert of Nuneaton, England, father of the eponymous United States Senator from Florida.The Village of Gilbertsville...
on March 7, 1922 to W. T. Sampson Smith. Smith's grandfather was the late Rear Admiral William T. Sampson She was an aviation buff in particular with the autogyro
Autogyro
An autogyro , also known as gyroplane, gyrocopter, or rotaplane, is a type of rotorcraft which uses an unpowered rotor in autorotation to develop lift, and an engine-powered propeller, similar to that of a fixed-wing aircraft, to provide thrust...
, a precursor to the modern helicopter. Her second husband (m. 1950) Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell (accountant)
Joseph Campbell was the fourth Comptroller General of the United States, in office from December 14, 1954 - July 31, 1965. He was born in New York City. His first marriage was to Marjorie Louise Goetze on September 1, 1925. The couple had five boys: Frederick, , , Alan, and...
was vice-president and treasurer of Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. In 1954 he was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
to Comptroller General of the United States
Comptroller General of the United States
The Comptroller General of the United States is the director of the Government Accountability Office , a legislative branch agency established by Congress in 1921 to ensure the fiscal and managerial accountability of the federal government...
.
Dorothy Bostwick wrote and illustrated "Passing Thoughts," a collection of her own poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and drawings.