Personal life Otis was married to Mary Adelia Ludlum (d. 1890), daughter of Nicholas Ludlum. They had a large country home and estate in Bellport on Long Island known as "Near-the-Bay" and a home in New York City at 22 East 10th Street near Tompkins Square Park. Together, they were the parents of: Mary Ludlum "May" Otis (1866–1946), who married Robert R. Livingston Clarkson (1855–1924), the son of Levinus Clarkson and Mary (née Livingston) Clarkson (daughter of Lt. Gov. of New York Edward Philip Livingston), on November 6, 1886. James Otis Jr., who predeceased his father. Martha Otis, who married banker George Munroe, and lived in Paris and married in 1889. Sarah Birdsall "Birdsall" Otis (1872–1940), an active campaigner for women's suffrage. She served as president of the Girl Scouts of the USA from 1930–35. She married Frederick Edey, a member of the New York Stock Exchange, in 1893. Otis died from congestion of the lungs on July 22, 1898, at his home in Bellport on Long Island. His funeral was held at Christ Chapel in Bellport and he was interred in the family vault in the Bellport Cemetery. Descendants Through his daughter Mary, he was the grandfather of James Otis Clarkson (1888–1951), Mary Adelia Clarkson (1889–1976), Pauline Livingston Clarkson (1892–1983), and Elizabeth Clarkson (1896–1956). References 1836 births 1898 deaths Otis family Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Bellport, New York People included in New York Society's Four Hundred 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American businesspeople