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Edith Stuyvesant Dresser was born on January 17, 1873, in Newport, Rhode Island, to Major George Warren Dresser (1837–1883) and Susan Fish Le Roy (1834–1883). [2] She was the great-niece of Hamilton Fish (1808–1893), a U.S. Secretary of State , U.S. Senator , and New York Governor .
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough (1871–1934): 1st husband of Consuelo Vanderbilt; Dave Hennen Morris (1872–1944): husband of Alice Vanderbilt Morris; Harry Payne Whitney (1872–1930): husband of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney; Edith Stuyvesant Gerry (1873–1958): wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II
She was the daughter, and only child, [5] of George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862–1914) and Edith Stuyvesant Dresser (1873–1958). [6] Her father, the youngest child of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa (née Kissam) Vanderbilt, built a 250-room mansion, the largest privately owned home in the United States, which he named Biltmore ...
Chase Pickering, Vice President of Biltmore House Guest Experience & Operations and great-great-grandson of George and Edith Vanderbilt, speaks to media members Wednesday morning, Oct. 30, 2024 ...
ASHEVILLE - More than a century after famed entrepreneur George Vanderbilt and his wife, Edith, marked the first Christmas at their then-new Biltmore House, the time-honored tradition has ...
The fund is inspired by the legacy of George and Edith Vanderbilt. The Biltmore Announces $2 Million Relief Fund in the Wake of Hurricane Helene Skip to main content
On October 22, 1925, Gerry married Edith Stuyvesant Dresser (1873–1958), the widow of George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862–1914). [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Edith, a daughter of Maj. George Warren Dresser , was the mother of Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt (1900–1976), who married John Francis Amherst Cecil , son of Lord William Cecil and Mary Rothes ...
In 1924, he married Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt at All Souls Cathedral in Biltmore Village. Cornelia was the only child of the late George Washington Vanderbilt II and the former Edith Stuyvesant Dresser. [3] The following year, Cornelia's mother married Peter Goelet Gerry, a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, in London. [4]