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Following Hoagland Gates’ death in 1944, more of the best cattle from Broadlands were sold at auction by his widow. However, his widow Margaret continued to keep a smaller herd on the farm for many years.

Forced to relocate to warmer dryer climates for the sake of his health, Hoagland Gates advertized the sale of a large portion of the herd at Broadlands and much of the farm equipment in 1941.

Margaret Chalfont Mackey Gates (December 24, 1890-December 29, 1981) daughter of Alfred Wilson Mackey and Minerva Spencer Mackey and wife of Hoagland Gates. Before her marriage to Hoagland, Margaret served as “Principal of the Junior Department” at…

Hoagland Gates’ daughters, Anne and Elizabeth Gates with an unidentified friend from the Tower Hill School at Broadlands during the early 1930’s.

Anne Gates (1921-2007) was the eldest daughter of Hoagland and Margaret Mackey Gates. Anne was born in Philadelphia but lived for 55 years at Broadlands. This photograph was taken in 1943, the year that Anne graduated from Ohio State University.

Hoagland Gates’ father, Charles Otis Gates, was the President of the Royal Baking Soda Company. The company had been cofounded by Hoagland’s grandfather, Cornelius Nevens Hoagland in 1866 and was the source of the family’s fortune.