Peter Arrell Brown Widener
American art collector (1834-1915) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 80 · Born 192 years ago today
Peter Arrell Browne Widener 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.
Peter Arrell Brown Widener is read about 43 times a day, in 3 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 16 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?People around Peter
Family
Peter Arrell Brown WidenerChildren
Is this everyone?
Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.
Correct this familyAlso in Deutsch
Media & music
About this person
He partnered with William Lukens Elkins and William H. Kemble to found the Philadelphia Traction Company and established electric trolley systems in several major cities in the United States.
