Louise Whitfield Carnegie
Louise Whitfield Carnegie | |
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Born | Louise Whitfield March 7, 1857 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | June 24, 1946 (aged 89) |
Resting place | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery |
Spouse | |
Children | Margaret Carnegie Miller |
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Louise Whitfield Carnegie (March 7, 1857 – June 24, 1946) was the wife of Scottish-American
Biography
Early life
Louise Whitfield was born on March 7, 1857, in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. Her parents—John D. Whitfield (died 1878), a prosperous New York City textile merchant, and Fannie Davis—descended from families who emigrated from England in the 1600s.[1]
Reaching relative success, John moved the family from Chelsea to
Adult life
At the age of 23, Whitfield met Andrew Carnegie, himself aged 45, through her father.[1]
On April 22, 1887, Whitfield (now 30) married Carnegie (51) at her family's home in New York City in a private ceremony officiated by a pastor from the
Ten years later, in 1897, Louise gave birth to the couple's only child,
Carnegie died at the age of 89 in Manhattan on June 24, 1946.[1] She was buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Philanthropy
Louise was an influential member of the board of
After Andrew's death in 1919, Louise continued making charitable contributions to organizations including
References
- ^ a b c d e "Louise and Andrew Carnegie: A Partnership". www.carnegiehall.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ISBN 978-0-14-311244-0
- ^ MR. CARNEGIE'S WEDDING.; STARTING FOR EUROPE WITH HIS BRIDE, MISS LOUISE WHITFIELD., published April 23, 1997, in the New York Times;
- ^ BAGPIPE TUNES AT CARNEGIE WEDDING, in the New York Times, Nov. 29, 1918
- ^ "Fourth Universalist Society of New York. Records, 1839-2001". Div.hds.harvard.edu. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
Bibliography
- Hendrick, Burton Jesse, and Daniel Henderson. 1950. Louise Whitfield Carnegie; The Life of Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. New York: Hastings House.
- Krass, Peter. 2002. Carnegie. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
- Nasaw, David. 2006. Andrew Carnegie. New York: Penguin Press.
- "Mr. Carnegie's Wedding" The New York Times, April 23, 1887.
- "Mrs. Carnegie Dies; Steel Man's Widow", The New York Times, June 25, 1946.
- "Rites in Home for Mrs. Carnegie", The New York Times, June 28, 1946.