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Louise Whitfield Carnegie (March 7, 1857 – June 24, 1946) was an American philanthropist. She was the wife of Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
26. Feb. 2021 · Andrew Carnegie’s most trusted confidant was his wife, Louise. “I can’t imagine myself without Lou’s guardianship,” he often said. He didn’t make one decision without first asking “Lou’s” opinion. In her quiet manner, she helped oversee one of the largest fortunes in US history, changing philanthropy forever. But it didn’t ...
Andrew Carnegie with his wife Louise Whitfield Carnegie and their daughter Margaret Carnegie Miller in 1910. Carnegie did not want to marry during his mother's lifetime, instead choosing to take care of her in her illness towards the end of her life.
Wife of Andrew Carnegie and Board Member of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. A member of the Oratorio Society of New York and a good friend of Walter Damrosch, Louise Carnegie became a driving force behind the realization of Carnegie Hall after her marriage to Andrew .
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On April 22, 1919, four months before her father's death, Margaret married Roswell Miller Jr. (1894–1983) at the Carnegie family home at 2 East 91st Street on Upper East Side. Officiating at the wedding were Rev. William Pierson Merril, pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church, where Margaret and Mrs. Carnegie were members, and Rev. Henry Sloane Cof...
The plight of Margaret Carnegie as the only child of a millionaire is the subject of Scottish author and columnist Neil Munro's "Carnegie's Wee Lassie" (1902), one of his Erchie MacPherson sketches.
Learn about the private wedding of Andrew Carnegie, one of the richest men in the world, and Louise Whitfield, his devoted wife of 32 years. Discover how they met, traveled, and gave away their fortune.
Louise Carnegie was the wife of the steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who helped him build more than 2,500 free public libraries worldwide. She was a Unitarian, a supporter of women's clubs, and a generous donor to various causes.
