, ▁B ingham ▁was ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁and ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁amateur ▁gol fer , ▁winning ▁the ▁golf ▁championship ▁of ▁Long ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁Ex pl or ations ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁exped itions ▁on ▁his ▁private ▁y acht , ▁the ▁" Pa wn ce ", ▁that ▁included ▁bi ologist ▁Albert ▁E ide ▁Par r ▁and ▁natural ▁history ▁illustr ator ▁Wil fr id ▁Sw anc ourt ▁Br ons on ▁brought ▁spec im ens ▁and ▁illustr ations ▁of ▁marine ▁life , ▁don ating ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁and ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁B ingham , ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁three ▁times , ▁lived ▁various ly ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁ 6 9 0 ▁Park ▁Avenue ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 8 3 4 ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁His ▁first ▁marriage ▁was ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁Har ri ette ▁G ow en ▁( 1 8 9 2 – 1 9 7 1 ) ▁in ▁Cleveland . ▁Before ▁their ▁divor ce ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁parents ▁of : ▁▁ ▁Harry ▁Pay ne ▁B ingham ▁Jr . ▁( 1 9 1 2 – 2