Edith Stuyvesant Dresser

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Edith Stuyvesant Dresser was an American socialite and philanthropist best known as the wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II and later as a prominent figure in managing and preserving the Biltmore Estate.

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Edith Stuyvesant Dresser canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
philanthropist
socialite
alsoKnownAs Edith Stuyvesant Gerry
Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt
associatedWithOrganization The Biltmore Company
surface form: Biltmore Company
associatedWithPlace Asheville, North Carolina
Newport, Rhode Island
birthDate 1873-01-17
birthPlace Newport, Rhode Island
surface form: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
burialPlace St. Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
child Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1958-12-21
deathPlace Providence, Rhode Island, United States
educatedAt Miss Porter’s School
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Dresser
givenName Edith
hasAncestry Stuyvesant family
initiated opening parts of Biltmore Estate to the public
knownFor being the wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II
charitable activities in Asheville, North Carolina
leadership in preserving Biltmore Estate after her husband's death
languageSpoken English
managed Biltmore Estate finances after 1914
marriageEnd 1914-03-06 (widowed from George Washington Vanderbilt II)
1927 (divorced from Peter Goelet Gerry)
marriageStart 1898-06-01 (to George Washington Vanderbilt II)
1925-10-22 (to Peter Goelet Gerry)
memberOf Newport social elite
notableWork management and preservation of the Biltmore Estate
occupation estate manager
philanthropist
philanthropicFocus community welfare in western North Carolina
education
healthcare
relative Peter Stuyvesant
religion Episcopalian
residence Asheville, North Carolina
surface form: Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Biltmore Estate
Newport, Rhode Island
surface form: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
sexOrGender female
socialClass American upper class
spouse George Washington Vanderbilt II
Peter Goelet Gerry
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century

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George Washington Vanderbilt II spouse Edith Stuyvesant Dresser
Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt mother Edith Stuyvesant Dresser
Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt onlyChildOf Edith Stuyvesant Dresser