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Peter Arrell Browne Widener (November 13, 1834 – November 6, 1915) was an American businessman, art collector, and patriarch of the wealthy Widener family.He began his career as a butcher, ran a successful chain of meat stores, and won a lucrative contract to supply mutton to Union army troops during the American Civil War.
The collection had been assembled by Widener and his younger son, Joseph E. Widener. Peter Widener died at Lynnewood Hall at the age of 80 on November 6, 1915, after prolonged poor health. [1] He was predeceased by his elder son George Dunton Widener and grandson Harry Elkins Widener, both of whom died when RMS Titanic sank in 1912.
Peter A. B. Widener (1834–1915), married Hannah Josephine Dunton (1836–1896) (son) Harry Widener (1859–1874), died unmarried and without issue (son) George Dunton Widener (1861–1912), married Eleanor Elkins (1862–1937), began construction of Miramar, died aboard the RMS Titanic
Eleanor Widener (1891–1966), [14] who married Fitz Eugene Dixon on June 19, 1912. [15] [16] Eleanor sued Dixon for divorce in 1936. [17] [18] [19] After Widener and his son's death aboard the Titanic, a memorial service was held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, where stained glass windows were dedicated in their ...
Widener was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of George Dunton Widener (1861–1912) and Eleanor Elkins Widener, and the grandson of entrepreneur Peter A. B. Widener (1834–1915). He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania , and graduated from Harvard College in 1907, where he was a member of Hasty Pudding Theatricals and ...
British comedian and political commentator John Oliver said he won’t be heading home to the United Kingdom under President Trump’s second term, opting instead to go “down with the Titanic.”
Widener was born September 21, 1861 [1] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2] Her father was the wealthy businessman William Lukens Elkins. She attended Vassar College for one year but left to marry George Dunton Widener, the son of her father's business partner, Peter Arrell Browne Widener, on November 1, 1883.
Following Titanic's success, stars such as Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio continued to find success in the industry. The film, which was released in 1997, was inspired by the historical ...