Alice Cornelia Thaw

Alice Cornelia Thaw
Born	January 2, 1880(1880-01-02) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	May 8, 1955(1955-05-08) (aged 75)
Title	Countess of Yarmouth
Spouse	George Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford (m. 1903–1908) «start: (1903)–end+1: (1909)»"Marriage: George Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford to Alice Cornelia Thaw" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cornelia_Thaw) ended in annulment
Parents	William Thaw, Sr. Mary Sibbet Copley

Alice Cornelia Thaw (January 2, 1880 - May 8, 1955) was the Countess of Yarmouth and a philanthropist.^[1]

Biography

She was born on January 2, 1880 to William Thaw, Sr.

On April 27, 1903 she married George Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[2][3] Their marriage was annulled in 1908. In 1913 she married Geoffrey George Whitney, Sr.^[4] She died on May 8, 1955.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mrs. Geoffrey Whitney, Broker's Widow And Member of Thaw Family, Dies at 75". New York Times. May 10, 1955. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0A14F8345B167B93C2A8178ED85F418585F9. Retrieved 2010-10-09. "Alice Cornelia Thaw Whitney, the widow of Geoffrey G. Whitney, Boston stockbroker, and sister of the late Harry K. Thaw, died here yesterday in her home of ..." 
2. ^ "Traveling to English Home. Costumes Were Elegant". Pittsburgh Press. April 28, 1903. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GxQbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oEgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1116,1758998&dq=alice+cornelia+thaw&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-12-29. 
3. ^ "Miss Thaw and Earl Wed. Church Magnificently Decorated and Lavish Display of Wealth Adds to Gorgeousness of the Ceremony". Chicago Tribune. April 28, 1903. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/407132181.html?dids=407132181:407132181&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+28,+1903&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=MISS+THAW+AND+EARL+WED&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-12-29. "Guests Are Kept Waitting for Three Quarters of an Hour for Some Unexplained Reason. Oldest Brother and Head of Bride'a Family Absent. Brother Gives Bride Away. Mysterious Delay Unexplained. Head of Family Not Present. Amid a lavish display of wealth and with the solemnity of the ritual of the Protestant Episcopal church, the marriage of George Francis Alexander Seymour, the earl of Yarmouth, of England and Alice Cornelia Thaw of Pittsburgh ..." 
4. ^ "Former Countess of Yarmouth to Marry Boston Broker in Spring". New York Times. December 19, 1912. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20915FB355E13738DDDA00994DA415B828DF1D3. Retrieved 2010-12-29. "Cards will be issued to-morrow by Mrs. Charles Whitney of Boston, Mass., announcing the engagement of her son, Geoffrey W. Whitney, to Alice Cornelia Thaw, formerly the Countess of Yarmouth, and, since her divorce, known as Mrs. Copley Thaw. The date for the wedding has not been set, but it will probably take place in the Spring." 

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Name	Thaw, Alice Cornelia
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Date of birth	January 2, 1880
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of death	May 8, 1955
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