Eleanor Elkins Widener
American heiress (1861-1937) · United States · Died at 75
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Something wrong?Eleanor Elkins Widener née Eleanore Elkins, also known as Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice was an American heiress, socialite, philanthropist, and adventuress. She was the daughter of wealthy businessman William Lukens Elkins and married George Dunton Widener, the son of wealthy businessman Peter Arrell Browne Widener.
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Eleanor donated $2 million to Harvard University to build the Widener Library as a memorial to her son Harry Elkins Widener who died during the sinking of the Titanic.
Widener with her second husband, Alexander Hamilton Rice, in 1920
Widener and her second husband lived in the 30,000 square-foot Miramar mansion in Rhode Island.
She was interred in the Widener Family Mausoleum in Laurel Hill Cemetery.Family
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Eleanor Elkins Widener née Eleanore Elkins, also known as Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice was an American heiress, socialite, philanthropist, and adventuress. She was the daughter of wealthy businessman William Lukens Elkins and married George Dunton Widener, the son of wealthy businessman Peter Arrell Browne Widener. She survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic but George and their son, Harry, did not. She renovated St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, as a memorial to George and donated $2 million to Harvard University to build the Widener Library as a memorial to Harry.
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