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Clarence Hungerford Mackay (/ ˈ m æ k i /; April 17, 1874 – November 12, 1938) was an American financier. He was chairman of the board of the Postal Telegraph and Cable Corporation and president of the Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company.
Clarence Mackay (1874-1938) was the heir to the Comstock silver fortune and was a major figure in the development of the international telegraph business Clarence and Katherine Mackay hosted many spectacular events for their friends and charities.
Harbor Hill in 1922. Clarence Mackay (1874–1938) was the son of Comstock Lode magnate John William Mackay, and inherited much of an estimated $500 million fortune upon his father's death in 1902 (approximately $13 billion in 2012 dollars).
Clarence Hungerford Mackay (born April 17, 1874, San Francisco—died Nov. 12, 1938, New York City) was a U.S. communications executive and philanthropist who supervised the completion of the first transpacific cable between the United States and the Far East in 1904.
Harbor Hill held an extensive art collection that Clarence Mackay purchased: a collection of arms and armor acquired from 1906-1937, including a mounted knight from 1560; paintings; tapestries; and antique battle flags.
Clarence Mackay (1874-1938) was the heir to the Comstock silver fortune and was a major figure in the development of the international telegraph business. Mackay was friends with William K. Vanderbilt Jr., and a director of the Motor Parkway.
May 27, 2010 · 'Harbor Hill', the Clarence Mackay estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1899-1905 in Roslyn. Mackay was chairman of the board of the Postal Telegraph Cable Co., president of the Commercial Cable Co. and Commercial Pacific Cable Co. and held numerous other positions with other companies.
