Lucy (Drexel) Dahlgren (1867-1944)

Mrs Lucy Wharton (Drexel) Dahlgren

She was the niece of the legendary international financier, Anthony Joseph Drexel (1826-1893), and her father was sent to oversee the family's banking concerns in New York where she grew up. Her sister, Bessie (later Baroness Decies) was a leading social commentator/author. Lucy inherited $20 million from her father before receiving a further $5 million on her mother's death. She was a devout Catholic and divorced her husband in 1912 on the grounds of his "misconduct". From then on, she divided her time between her homes in Manhattan, Newport and France.

Parents (2)

Joseph William Drexel

Joseph W. Drexel, Pioneer Philanthropist, of New York

1833-1888

Lucy (Wharton) Drexel

Mrs Lucy (Wharton) Drexel, of Penn Rhyn, Delaware

1841-1912

Spouse (1)

Eric Bernard Dahlgren

Eric B. Dahlgren, of New York

1866-1922

Children (8)

Lucy Wharton Dahlgren

Lucy Wharton Dahlgren, born at Vevey, Switzerland

b.1891

Madeleine (Drexel-Dahlgren) Townsend

Mrs Madeleine (Drexel-Dahlgren) Townsend

b.1892

Katharine (Dahlgren) Emmet

Mrs Katharine (Dahlgren) Cromwell, afterwards Emmet

1894-1966

Ulrica (Dahlgren) Hubbard

Mrs Ulrica (Dahlgren) Hubbard

1895-1971

Ulza Dahlgren

b.1898

Eric Bernard Dahlgren Jr.

Eric B. Dahlgren Jr.

1900-1929

Joseph Drexel Dahlgren

Joseph D. Dahlgren

b.1903

Eva Drexel-Dahlgren

Eva Drexel-Dahlgren, of Paris

1904-1980

Associated Houses (3)

Champ Soleil

Newport, Rhode Island

Dahlgren-Cartier House

Manhattan, New York

The Homestead

Lenox, Massachusetts