Joseph E. Widener
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 81 years ago |
Date of birth | August 19,1871 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Date of died | October 26,1943 |
Died | Elkins Park |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Spouse | Ella Pancoast |
Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery |
Children | Peter Arrell Browne Widener II |
Parents | Peter Arrell Browne Widener |
Place of burial | Laurel Hill East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Education | Harvard University |
University of Pennsylvania | |
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ID | 1192254 |
Joseph E. Widener Life story
Joseph Early Widener was a wealthy American art collector who was a founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. A major figure in thoroughbred horse racing, he was head of New York's Belmont Park and builder of Miami's Hialeah Park racetrack in Florida.