oh man, check this out, from www.politicalgraveyard.com, found by
google search, family history of Outerbridge Horsey's ancestors
(presumably):
# Horsey, Outerbridge (1777-1842) of Wilmington, New Castle County,
Del. Born near Laurel, Sussex County, Del., March 5, 1777.
Great-grandfather of Outerbridge Horsey II. Member of Delaware state
house of representatives, 1800-02; Delaware state attorney general,
1806-10; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1810-21. Died near Petersville,
Frederick County, Md., June 9, 1842. Interment at St. John's Cemetery,
Frederick, Md.
* See also: congressional biography.
# Horsey, Outerbridge of Burkittsville, Frederick County, Md.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1876. Burial location unknown.
# Horsey, Outerbridge II (1910-1983) Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October 1, 1910. Great-grandson of Outerbridge Horsey.
U.S. Vice Consul in Madrid, 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia,
1962-66. Died in 1983. Burial location unknown.
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I bet the architect is the son of this US Ambassador to
Czechoslovakia. Just a hunch.
--- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> someone actually named their child Outerbridge Horsey? Or Outerbridge
> Anything? Maybe it's a family name--the NY Outerbridge Crossing is
> named after Mr. Outerbridge, not because it's an outer bridge, which is
> what I thought originally. Maybe Outerbridge Horsey is related to Mr.
> Outerbridge of Outerbridge Crossing? Anything is possible.
>
