Edward Robbins Wharton (1850-1928)

"Teddy" Edward R. Wharton, of New York

He was the much-maligned husband of the celebrated authoress, Edith Wharton. On one hand, he was said to have been the best-looking man in his class at Harvard and was a popular sportsman who could be very charming, but he had another side: He suffered from bouts of severe depression, drank to excess and had a string of "temporary brides". But, for Edith, the final straw was when he attempted to steal money from her trust fund and they divorced in 1913.  

Parents

William Craig Wharton

William C. Wharton, of Brookline, Massachusetts

1811-1891

Nancy Willing Spring

Mrs Nancy Willing (Spring) Wharton

1820-1909

Spouse

Edith Wharton

Mrs Edith Newbold (Jones) Wharton; Gilded Age Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

1862-1937

Associated Houses

The Mount

Lenox, Massachusetts

Land's End

Newport, Rhode Island

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