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Edward "Ned" Beale McLean (1889 – July 28, 1941) was the publisher and owner of The Washington Post newspaper, from 1916 until 1933. His wife, Evalyn Walsh McLean, was a prominent Washington socialite. McLean was also a thoroughbred racehorse owner and purchaser of the Hope Diamond, which was traditionally believed to carry a curse.
Beale was born in San Francisco to Mary Engle Edwards and Edward Fitzgerald Beale; his siblings were Mary (1852–1925), who married Russian diplomat George Bakhmeteff, and Emily (1854–1912), who married John Roll McLean. He was named for his great-grandfather Commodore Thomas Truxtun. His maternal grandfather was U.S. Representative Samuel ...
Evalyn Walsh McLean. Evalyn McLean (née Walsh; August 1, 1886 – April 26, 1947) was an American mining heiress and socialite, famous for reputedly being an owner of the 45-carat (9.0 g) Hope Diamond (which was bought in 1911 for US$ 180,000 from Pierre Cartier), as well as another famous diamond, the 94-carat (18.8 g) Star of the East.
Beale was born in Washington, D.C. His father, George Beale, was a paymaster in the U.S. Navy who earned a Congressional Medal for Valor in the War of 1812. [citation needed] His mother, Emily, was the daughter of Commodore Thomas Truxtun of the U.S. Navy. Ned was a student at Georgetown University when, at the solicitation of his widowed mother, President Andrew Jackson appointed him to the ...
Democratic. Children. Edward Beale McLean. John Roll McLean (September 17, 1848 – June 9, 1916) [1] was an American businessman and politician who was the owner and publisher of The Washington Post and The Cincinnati Enquirer, and part owner of two professional baseball teams. [2][3] He is the namesake of McLean, Virginia. [4][5][6]
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Died. 29 August 1928. Paris, France. Spouse. Mary Beale. George Petrovich Bakhmeteff (Russian: Георгий Петрович Бахметев; 1847 – 29 August 1928) was the last Imperial Russian Ambassador to the United States. He served in office between 1911 and 1917. [1]
Gloria Hatrick McLean with James Stewart and her children, August 1954. On August 9, 1949, Gloria married James Stewart, [2][6] who adopted both children from her first marriage, Ronald, then age five, and Michael, age three. Together, she and Stewart had twin daughters born on May 7, 1951: [7] Judy and Kelly.