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The Right Honourable
The Lady Decies
A 1905 portrait of Drexel by Giovanni Boldini
Born
Elizabeth Wharton "Bessie" Drexel

(1868-04-22)April 22, 1868
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 1944(1944-06-13) (aged 76)
London, England
Burial placeDahlgren Chapel, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Spouses
John Vinton Dahlgren
(m. 1889; died 1899)
Henry Symes Lehr
(m. 1901; died 1929)
The 5th Baron Decies
(m. 1936; died 1944)
Children
  • Joseph Drexel Dahlgren
  • John Vinton Dahlgren II
Parents
  • Joseph William Drexel
  • Lucy Wharton
Relatives
  • Francis Anthony Drexel (uncle)
  • Anthony Joseph Drexel (uncle)
  • St. Katharine Drexel (cousin)

Elizabeth de la Poer Beresford, Baroness Decies (April 22, 1868 – June 13, 1944) was an American author, philanthropist, and Manhattan socialite.[1]

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