Margaret Carnegie Miller

For those of a similar name, see Margaret Millar (disambiguation).

Margaret Carnegie Miller
Margaret standing in between her parents in 1915 in Chicago
Born	Margaret Carnegie March 30, 1897(1897-03-30)
Died	April 11, 1990(1990-04-11) (aged 93) Fairfield, Connecticut
Religion	Presbyterian
Spouse	Roswell Miller
Parents	Andrew Carnegie Louise Whitfield

Margaret Carnegie Miller (March 30, 1897 – April 11, 1990) was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and heiress to the Carnegie fortune.^[1]

Biography

Margaret Carnegie was born March 30, 1897 to Carnegie and Louise Whitfield, whom Carnegie married when he was 51 years old. Andrew Carnegie died in 1919.

Margaret Carnegie married Roswell Miller at the Carnegie home on November 28, 1918 where she was given away by her father. Officiating at the wedding were Rev. Dr. William Pierson Merril, pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church, where Margaret and Mrs. Carnegie were members, and Rev. Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, pastor of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church where Mr. Carnegie was a member.^[2]

From 1934 to 1973 Margaret was a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a grant-making foundation. The foundation was established by her father in 1911. From 1973 until her death she was an honorary lifetime trustee.

Margaret Carnegie's marriage to Roswell Miller ended in divorce. Miller had four children and numerous other descendants. She died on April 11, 1990 at her home in Fairfield, Connecticut. She was 93 years old.

References

1. ^ "Margaret Carnegie Miller, Philanthropist, 93". New York Times. April 21, 1990. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEEDD173DF932A15757C0A966958260. Retrieved 2007-10-31. "Margaret Carnegie Miller, the only child of Andrew Carnegie, the steel manufacturer and philanthropist, died on April 11 at her home in Fairfield, Connecticut. She was 93 years old." 
2. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0E13F6395C1B728DDDAA0A94DC405B898DF1D3 The New York Times, Nov. 29, 1918

External links

• New York Times Obituary on April 21, 1990
• American Experience

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Name	Miller, Margaret Carnegie
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Date of birth	March 30, 1897
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Date of death	April 11, 1990
Place of death	Fairfield, Connecticut