Marjorie Merriweather Post
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Marjorie Merriweather Post was a prominent American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist who inherited and greatly expanded the Post cereal fortune and became known for her lavish estates and art patronage.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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heiress ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| architecturalClientOf | Mar-a-Lago ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1887-03-15 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
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surface form:
Hillwood Estate, Washington, D.C.
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| child | Dina Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1973-09-12 ⓘ |
| donated | Hillwood Estate to the public as a museum ⓘ |
| employer |
Postum Cereal Company
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surface form:
General Foods Corporation
Postum Cereal Company ⓘ |
| familyName | Post ⓘ |
| founded |
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
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surface form:
Hillwood Museum
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| fullName | Marjorie Merriweather Post self-link ⓘ |
| genreOfPhilanthropy |
arts patronage
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educational causes ⓘ medical causes ⓘ |
| givenName | Marjorie ⓘ |
| hasCollectionAt |
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
ⓘ
Smithsonian Institution ⓘ
surface form:
Smithsonian Institution (through donations)
|
| knownFor |
collection of French decorative arts
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collection of Russian imperial art ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| notableFor |
art collecting
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expanding the Post cereal fortune ⓘ lavish estates ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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business executive ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| owned |
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
ⓘ
Mar-a-Lago ⓘ |
| parent | C. W. Post ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Springfield, Illinois
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surface form:
Springfield, Illinois, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
director of General Foods Corporation
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director of Postum Cereal Company ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Adirondack Great Camps
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surface form:
Camp Topridge, Upper St. Regis Lake, New York
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens ⓘ
surface form:
Hillwood Estate, Washington, D.C.
Mar-a-Lago ⓘ
surface form:
Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida
|
| spouse |
E. F. Hutton
ⓘ
Edward Bennett Close ⓘ Herbert A. May NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph E. Davies ⓘ |
| wealthOrigin | Post cereal fortune ⓘ |
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