Editing Harry Crosby (section)

==Early life==
Crosby (born Henry Sturgis Crosby — his parents Stephen Van Rensslaer Crosby and Henrietta Marion Grew later changed his middle name to Grew) was born in Boston's exclusive [[Back Bay, Boston|Back Bay]] neighborhood. He was the product of generations of blue-blood English and Dutch American families, descended from the Van Rensselaers, Schuylers, Morgans, and Grews. His uncle was [[J. P. Morgan Jr.|J. Pierpont Morgan Jr.]], one of the richest men in America at that time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Greenberg|first=Arnie|title=The Glory Years: The Crosbys: Harry and Caresse|date=4 April 2005 |url=http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/the-glory-years-the-crosbys-harry-and-caresse/|publisher=Bonjour Paris|access-date=26 February 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082538/http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/the-glory-years-the-crosbys-harry-and-caresse/|archive-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> His father's mother was the great-granddaughter of Peggy Schuyler, sister-in-law of [[Alexander Hamilton]]. Also among Harry's ancestors were Revolutionary War General [[Philip Schuyler]], and [[William Floyd]], a signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]].<ref name=wolff/>{{rp|12}}

He had one sister, Katherine Schuyler Crosby, nicknamed Kitsa, who was born in 1901. They moved shortly after his birth to an estate that had, among other things, a dance floor that could accommodate 150 people. His mother instilled in him a love for poetry. He tossed water bombs off the upper stories of the house onto unsuspecting guests. The family spent its summers on the [[North Shore (Massachusetts)|North Shore]] of Massachusetts at a second home in Manchester, about {{convert |25|mi}} from Boston.<ref name=wolff/>{{rp|13}} His religious, affectionate mother loved nature and was one of the founders of the [[Garden Club of America]]. His father, a banker, relived his days as a college football star through his Ivy League and Boston society connections.<ref name=lyle/>

As a child, he attended the exclusive [[Noble and Greenough School]]. In 1913, when he was 14 years old, his parents decided it was time to send him to the leading Massachusetts prep school, [[St. Mark's School (Massachusetts)|St. Mark's]], from which he graduated in 1917.<ref name=lyle/><ref name=brunner/>