ick ' s ▁business , ▁social , ▁and ▁art istic ▁interests ▁had ▁shift ed ▁from ▁Pitts burgh ▁to ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁took ▁his ▁art ▁collection ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁many ▁corpor ate ▁bo ards , ▁which ▁brought ▁him ▁considerable ▁opportunity ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁lif el ong ▁business ▁interests . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁as ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Equ itable ▁Life ▁In sur ance ▁Company , ▁Fr ick ▁attempted ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁James ▁Haz en ▁Hy de ▁( the ▁founder ' s ▁only ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ) ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁France ▁by ▁seeking ▁an ▁appointment ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁France . ▁Fr ick ▁had ▁engaged ▁a ▁similar ▁strat agem ▁when ▁orch estr ating ▁the ▁ou ster ▁of ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁saved ▁his ▁life , ▁John ▁George ▁Alexander ▁Le ish man , ▁from ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Car neg ie ▁Ste el ▁a ▁de cade ▁ ▁before hand . ▁In ▁that ▁instance , ▁Le ish man ▁had ▁chosen ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁post ▁as ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Switzerland . ▁Hy de , ▁however , ▁re buff ed ▁Fr ick ' s ▁plan . ▁He ▁did , ▁however , ▁move ▁to ▁France , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁driver ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁lived ▁until ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁( Co inc ident ally , ▁while ▁in ▁France , ▁Hy de ▁married ▁Le ish man ' s ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁Mart he