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Portrait of Peter A. B. Widener, a 1902 portrait of Peter Arrell Browne Widener by John Singer SargentLynnewood Hall in 2007The Miramar mansion
The Widener family is an American family from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Founded by Peter Arrell Browne Widener (1834–1915) and his wife, Hannah Josephine Dunton (1836–1896), it was once one of the wealthiest families in the United States. Widener was ranked #29 on the American Heritage list of the forty richest Americans in history, with a net worth at death of $23 billion to $25 billion. In 1883, Peter Widener was part of the founding partnership of the Philadelphia Traction Company, and he used the great wealth accumulated from that business to become a founding organizer of U.S. Steel and the American Tobacco Company.[citation needed]
The Widenerfamily is an American family from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Peter Arrell Browne Widener (1834–1915) and his wife, Hannah Josephine...
Harry Elkins Widener (January 3, 1885 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman and bibliophile, and a member of the Widenerfamily. His mother built...
Arrell Browne Widener (November 13, 1834 – November 6, 1915) was an American businessman, art collector, and patriarch of the Widenerfamily of Philadelphia...
are the Widener Memorial Rooms, displaying papers and mementos recalling the life and death of Harry Widener, as well as the Harry Elkins Widener Collection...
College after 1892 and adopted the Widener name in 1972. About 3,300 undergraduates and 3,300 graduate students attend Widener in eight degree-granting schools...
Eleanor Widener Dixon (1891–1966) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was the daughter of George Dunton Widener and Eleanor Elkins Widener, and...
George Dunton Widener (June 16, 1861 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Widener was born in Philadelphia...
Eleanor Elkins Widener (née Eleanore Elkins, later known as Eleanor Elkins Widener Rice or Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice; c. 1862–1937) was an American...
his grandfather, Peter Arrell Browne Widener. After graduating from private school in Massachusetts in 1915, Widener went to Harvard for a year. While at...
Widener University Delaware Law School (Delaware Law School and formerly Widener University School of Law) is a private law school in Wilmington, Delaware...
decorative arts, which had been assembled by Widener and his younger son, Joseph E. Widener. Peter Widener died at Lynnewood Hall at the age of 80 on November...
Widener University Commonwealth Law School (Widener Law Commonwealth) is a law school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and part of Widener University...
Girard College for Orphan Boys. George D. Widener Jr. (1889–1971), a grandson and heir of Peter A. B. Widener, lost his father and brother on the RMS Titanic...
miles. Initially called the Widener Challenge Cup Handicap, the race was named for Hialeah Park owner Joseph E. Widener. It was first run in 1936 as...
Thouron and others, each year the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals (named for horseman George D. Widener Jr.) sees more than 4,000 patient visits...
Cortright Wetherill (1923-1988) and his wife Ella A. Widener-Wetherill (1928-1986) whose Widenerfamily of Philadelphia is one of the most prominent and respected...
Cortright Wetherill (1923–1988) and his wife Ella Anne Widener (1928–1986), whose Widenerfamily of Philadelphia is one of the most prominent in American...
Elmendorf was owned by Joseph Early Widener and then by his son Peter A. B. Widener II. In 1929, the elder Widener tore down Haggins' mansion "Green Hills"...
is currently closed for restoration, donated by the Widenerfamily, Bonnie Wood and Stanley Widener.[citation needed] "National Register Information System"...
Fitz Dixon Cotillion to honor Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. of the prominent Widenerfamily of Philadelphia, who have been major figures in Thoroughbred racing...
Hurricane, the racetrack property was bought and rebuilt by Joseph E. Widener. Originally named the Inaugural Handicap and run at a distance of six furlongs...
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