▁Edward ▁Pl unk ett ▁Taylor , ▁who ▁bought ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁from ▁Bah am ian ▁developer ▁Sir ▁Harold ▁Christ ie . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁U . S . ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁stayed ▁at ▁E . ▁P . ▁Taylor ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Ly ford ▁C ay ▁while ▁he ▁held ▁tal ks ▁with ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Harold ▁Mac mill an . ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁about ▁ 4 5 0 ▁homes ▁and ▁only ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁members . ▁ ▁Notable ▁residents ▁▁ ▁The ▁Bac ardi ▁family ▁ ▁Louis ▁Ba con , ▁U . S . ▁h edge ▁fund ▁manager ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁F . ▁Br ady , ▁the ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Tre as ury ▁▁ ▁The ▁German - D utch ▁B ren n ink me ij er ▁family ▁▁ ▁Se an ▁Con n ery , ▁Scottish ▁actor ▁ ▁Core y ▁Hart , ▁Canadian ▁singer ▁and ▁song writer ▁ ▁R . ▁C ouri ▁Hay , ▁a ▁Cour istan ▁car pet ▁he ir ▁and ▁the ▁society ▁editor ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁magazine ▁and ▁Ham pt ons ▁magazine ▁ ▁He idi ▁H orten , ▁Aust rian ▁business w oman ▁ ▁Vik tor ▁K oz eny , ▁Czech ▁fug itive ▁financi er ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Lewis , ▁British ▁business man ▁ ▁George ▁P . ▁Liv anos , ▁Greek ▁sh ipping ▁ty co on ▁ ▁Se an ▁Mul ry an , ▁Irish ▁property ▁developer ▁ ▁Peter ▁N yg år d , ▁Finn ish