Ahoy! Mary Pinchot Meyer's Cousin, Gifford Pinchot II, was a Gibson Island Yachtsmen

Always on the lookout for Gibson Island Realm Rulers, we came across the Gifford Pinchots.

Mary Pinchot Meyers will be familiar to most JFK Conspiracy buffs.

Mary Eno Pinchot Meyer (/ˈmaɪ.ər/; October 14, 1920 – October 12, 1964) was an American painter who lived in Washington D.C. Her work is considered part of the Washington Color School and was selected for the Pan American Union Art Exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in Buenos Aires.[2] She was married to Central Intelligence Agency official Cord Meyer from 1945–1958, and she became involved romantically with President John F. Kennedy after her divorce from Meyer. 

Meyer was shot to death on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal towpath on October 12, 1964, three weeks after the release of the Warren Commission Report, whose conclusions Meyer allegedly challenged. Source: Wikipedia

Mary Pinchot & Cord Meyer

We don't know if Mary Pinchot was a regular visitor to Gibson Island, but we can imagine she was familiar with the place. Although several sources report that Mary Pinchot was the daughter of Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946), Mary was the daughter of Amos Pinchot and and Gifford was her uncle.

Uncle Gifford was a well know politician "back in the day." He was the 28th Governor of Pennsylvania serving 1923 to 1927 and 1931 to 1935. He was also, the first Chief of the United States Forest Service from 1905 "until his firing in 1910,.." Mary's father Amos was a New York lawyer.

Yachting Records

Several sources note the "Loon", owned by Gifford Pinchot was a frequent winner of sailing races in and around its Gibson Island Yacht Club berth, and up and down the Eastern Seaboard. The references to the Loon we have found so far suggest a mid-1950's early 1960's christening, which would put its owner in the generation just after Governor Gifford Pinchot. Therefor, the Loon likely belong to Governor Pinchot's son, Gifford Bryce Pinchot. 

As noted, Mary Pinchot was the niece of the Governor, making Bryce her cousin. 

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