Wetmore family

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The Wetmore family was a prominent Gilded Age American family known for their wealth, social standing, and ownership of the Newport mansion Chateau-sur-Mer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American family
Gilded Age elite family
associatedWith Newport mansions NERFINISHED
Newport social register NERFINISHED
Republican Party politics in Rhode Island
Rhode Island political life
associatedWithArchitecture Chateau-sur-Mer NERFINISHED
associatedWithClass Newport summer elite
associatedWithEvent development of Newport as a Gilded Age resort
associatedWithPlace Bellevue Avenue, Newport NERFINISHED
country United States of America
culturalSignificance example of Gilded Age wealth in Newport
economicBasis merchant trade and investments
ethnicBackground Anglo-American
fieldOfActivity society and social life
hasHeadOfFamily George Peabody Wetmore NERFINISHED
William Shepard Wetmore NERFINISHED
hasMember Annie Derby Rogers Wetmore NERFINISHED
Edith Wetmore NERFINISHED
George Peabody Wetmore NERFINISHED
Maude Wetmore NERFINISHED
William Shepard Wetmore NERFINISHED
hasNotableMember George Peabody Wetmore NERFINISHED
Maude Wetmore NERFINISHED
heritage New England elite
historicalEra Progressive Era United States NERFINISHED
late 19th century United States
influenced social customs of Newport high society
knownFor early participation in Newport summer colony
entertaining in Newport society
language English
location Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
notableFor high social standing in Newport society
ownership of Chateau-sur-Mer
wealth during the Gilded Age
owns Chateau-sur-Mer NERFINISHED
partOf American upper class
periodOfProminence Gilded Age NERFINISHED
propertyTypeOwned summer mansion
urban residence
regionOfInfluence New England NERFINISHED
Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
residence Chateau-sur-Mer NERFINISHED
socialClass upper class
timeframeEnd early 20th century
timeframeStart 19th century
wealthStatus millionaire family

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