# Mary Williamson Averell

> Mary Williamson Averell Harriman was an American philanthropist and the wife of railroad executive E. H. Harriman. Born in New York to a successful family, Averell married Harriman in 1879. Averell's father introduced E. H. Harriman to the railroad business. After his death, Mary was left with $70 to $100 million. She became dedicated to philanthropy, donating the land that became Harriman State Park and largely funding the development of the controversial Eugenics Record Office. Averell had several children; her son, W. Averell Harriman became governor of New York and her daughter Mary Harriman Rumsey founded the Junior League.

*American philanthropist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mary-williamson-averell

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1851-07-22
- **Died:** 1932-11-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ماري ويليامسون هاريمان](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [مارى ويليامسون هاريمان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%89_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Mary Williamson Harriman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Williamson_Harriman)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6780964)

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