Algernon Edward Sartoris

Algernon Edward Urban Sartoris (March 17, 1877 – January 17, 1928) was an American diplomat. His maternal grandfather was Ulysses S. Grant.[1] Sartoris was born on March 17, 1877, to Nellie Grant and Algernon Charles Frederick Sartoris in Washington, DC. He resigned from the military in 1903.[2][3] Sartoris married Cécile Noufflard on April 20, 1904, in Paris, France.[4][5][3] In 1922, Sartoris inherited a highly prized enamel medallion containing a lock of hair from his grandfather.[6] He died in 1928 in Paris, France.[1]

Algernon Edward Sartoris
Captain Algernon Sartoris in World War I
Born
Algernon Edward Urban Sartoris

(1877-03-17)March 17, 1877
DiedJanuary 17, 1928(1928-01-17) (aged 50)
OccupationDiplomat
Spouse
Cécile Noufflard
(m. 1904)
Parent(s)Algernon Charles Frederick Sartoris
Nellie Grant


References

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  1. 1 2 "Algernon E. Sartoris. Former Diplomat, a Grandson of President Grant, Dies in France". The New York Times. January 26, 1928. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  2. "Lieut. Sartoris Resigns. Grandson of Gen. Grant Leaves the Army at His Mother's Request" (PDF). The New York Times. February 26, 1903. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Capt. A. Sartoris Married. Mlle. Germaine C. Noufflard Becomes His Bride in Paris" (PDF). The New York Times. April 26, 1904. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  4. Algernon Sartoris in the Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1555-1929. Accessed via ancestry.com subscription site on 11 November 2024.
  5. Beale, Robert (2007). Charles Hallé: A Musical Life. p. 230. ISBN 9780754661375.
  6. "Lock of Grant's Hair Bequeathed to Man in England". Great Falls Tribune. Vol. XX, no. xx. Great Falls, MT. 21 December 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 21 July 2025 via Montana Historical Society.