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John William Sterling (May 12, 1844 – July 5, 1918) was a founding partner of Shearman & Sterling LLP and major benefactor to Yale University .
Early life and career [ edit ]
John William Sterling was born in Stratford, Connecticut , the son of Catherine Tomlinson (Plant) and John William Sterling. He graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1864 and was a member of Skull and Bones and president of Brothers in Unity during his senior year.[1] Columbia Law School as the valedictorian of the class of 1867 and was admitted to the bar in that year.[2] [3] New York City , and in 1871 helped found the law firm of Shearman & Sterling , which represented Jay Gould , Henry Ford , the Rockefeller family , and Standard Oil .[3]
On his death in 1918, Sterling left a residuary estate of $15 million to Yale,[4] [3] [5] alma mater Sterling Memorial Library , Sterling Law Building , the Hall of Graduate Studies , and the Sterling Hall of Medicine , and the endowment of the Sterling Professorships .[3]
Personal life [ edit ]
Sterling never married. In 2003, historian Jonathan Ned Katz uncovered evidence that Sterling lived for nearly fifty years in a same-sex intimate partnership with cotton broker James O. Bloss .[6] [7] [8] [9]
Sterling died July 5, 1918, while staying at the fishing lodge of Lord Mount Stephen in Grand-Métis , Quebec ;[4] Woodlawn Cemetery .
Sterling's sister Cordelia donated the Sterling House and its surrounding estate—part of the Sterling Homestead —to Stratford, Connecticut .
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d Jay Dockendorf (January 21, 2011). "The Sterling professors of Yale: evolution of a species" . Yale Daily News . Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-25 .
^ a b "Sterling Bequest to Yale" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2011-01-25 .
^ "Yale Receives bulk of Sterling Estate" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2011-01-25 .
^ Katz, Jonathan Ned (2008). "John William Sterling and James Orville Bloss, 1870-1918" . OutHistory.org . Retrieved 3 March 2015 .
^ Sullivan, Will (3 April 2003). "Sterling Sexuality: Was Yale Patron Gay?" . Yale Daily News . Retrieved 3 March 2015 .
^ "Historian Suggests Sterling Was Gay" . Yale Alumni Magazine . May 2003. Retrieved 7 April 2016 .
^ Martineau, Kim (30 April 2004). "Yale Puts Focus On Its Gay Past" . Hartford Courant . Retrieved 3 March 2013 .
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