Doubleday was the son of U.S. Congressman
Ulysses F. Doubleday and Hester Donnelly. He was born on February 18, 1816, in
Albany, New York. He grew up in Auburn, New York, and was the older brother of
Abner Doubleday and
Ulysses Doubleday, who both fought in the Civil War. Known as T. D. Doubleday, he ran a well known book and stationery store on
Wall Street. Along with other merchants and prominent New Yorkers he advocated the founding of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the
American Museum of Natural History. In the
Civil War, he was a
colonel and organized the
4th New York Heavy Artillery. He raised and trained this regiment from New York that was stationed in Washington DC to defend the capital during the Civil War. He resigned his commission in early 1863. Doubleday and his wife, Mary Augusta Ward, resided on
Staten Island. They had two children, Mary Augusta Sargent and
Stephen Ward Doubleday. 17-year-old Stephen also served in his father's regiment as a lieutenant and was injured during the war. Thomas D. Doubleday died on May 11, 1864, in New York City, after he had been accidentally run over by horse-drawn coach. He was buried on Staten Island/Trinity Cemetery adjacent to 1562 Richmond Terrace. ==References==