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Mary Williamson Averell Harriman (July 22, 1851 – November 7, 1932) was an American philanthropist and the wife of railroad executive E. H. Harriman. Born in New York to a successful family, Averell married Harriman in 1879. Averell's father introduced Harriman to the railroad business.
Mary Williamson Averell Harriman (22 de julio de 1851 - 7 de noviembre de 1932) fue una filántropa estadounidense y esposa del ejecutivo ferroviario EH Harriman. Nacido en Nueva York en una familia exitosa, Averell se casó con Harriman en 1879. El padre de Averell introdujo a Harriman en el negocio del ferrocarril.
Mary Williamson Averell Harriman (22 de julio de 1851 - 7 de noviembre de 1932) fue una filántropa estadounidense y esposa del ejecutivo ferroviario E. H. Harriman. Nacido en Nueva York en el seno de una familia exitosa, Averell se casó con Harriman en 1879. El padre de Averell introdujo a Harriman en el negocio ferroviario.
Born Mary Williamson Averell, July 22,1851, in New York, NY; died Nov 7, 1932, in NY; dau. of William John Averell (businessman) and Mary Laurence (Williamson) Averell; m. Source for information on Harriman, Mary (1851–1932): Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages dictionary.
21 de ago. de 2023 · In 1879, he married Mary Williamson Averell, daughter of William J. Averell, a banker in Ogdensburg who was also president of the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad Company. They had two sons, E. Roland and W. Averell.
Mrs. Harriman Mrs. Edward Henry Harriman, nee Mary Williamson Averell, founder of the Eugenics Record Office and inspirer of its initial work, died on November 8, 1932. She was born at Rochester, N.Y. July 22, 1851 the daughter of W. J. Averell.
William Averell Harriman was born in New York City, one of six children of railroad baron Edward Henry Harriman [1848-1909] and his wife Mary Williamson Averell. The elder Harriman had worked his way from a $5 per week job as an office boy to the head of the Union Pacific Railroad, and left a fortune estimated at $70 to $100 million at his death.
