Francis Skiddy von Stade Sr.

Francis Skiddy von Stade Sr. (1884–1967) was a champion polo player and the president of the Saratoga Association (Saratoga Race Course) from 1943 to 1955.

He was born in New York, New York on September 4, 1884, son of Frederick Hebbert Von Stade and Frances Sarah Skiddy Fischer. He married Kathryn Steele in 1915. He died in Westbury, New York on February 19, 1967. They had eight children, including a son, Charles S. von Stade, who was also a polo champion who died fighting in World War II. Charles was the father of opera singer Frederica von Stade.