Lucy (Drexel) Dahlgren (1867-1944)

Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Drexel) Dahlgren

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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

Banker & Pioneer Philanthropist, of 103 Madison Avenue, New York City

1833-1888

Lucy (Wharton) Drexel

Mrs. Lucy (Wharton) Drexel

1841-1912

Spouse (1)

Eric Bernard Dahlgren

Stockbroker & Clubman, of 812 Madison Avenue, New York City & Lawrence, L.I.

1866-1922

Children (8)

Lucy Wharton Dahlgren

Nun, of the Blessed Convent, Cornwall, Pennsylvania

1891-1953

Madeleine (Drexel-Dahlgren) Townsend

Mrs. Madeleine (Drexel-Dahlgren) Townsend

1892-1980

Katharine (Dahlgren) Emmet

Mrs. Katharine (Dahlgren) Cromwell, Emmet

1894-1966

Ulrica (Dahlgren) Hubbard

Mrs. Ulrica (Dahlgren) Hubbard

1895-1971

Ulza Dahlgren

Ulza "Olga" Dahlgren, of 46 Barrow Street, New York City; died unmarried

b.1898

Eric Bernard Dahlgren

of New York City, Menton (France) & Arco (Italy)

1900-1929

Joseph Drexel Dahlgren

of New York City, Newport & later Berry Drive, North Hollywood, California

1903-1950

Eva Drexel-Dahlgren

of Paris, New York City & Newport, R.I.; died unmarried

1904-1980

Associated Histories (3)

Champ Soleil

Newport, Rhode Island

Dahlgren-Cartier House

Manhattan, New York

The Homestead

Lenox, Massachusetts

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Gilded Age Heiresses
Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania. By John Woolf Jordan