Anne Weightman

Anne Weightman Walker Penfield
Born
Anne Weightman

(1844-12-15)December 15, 1844
East Falls section of Philadelphia
DiedFebruary 25, 1932(1932-02-25) (aged 87)
Manhattan, New York City
Nationality United States
Known forPhilanthropist
Spouses
  • Robert J. C. Walker 1862 till death on December 19, 1903
  • Frederic Courtland Penfield 1908 till death on June 19, 1922
FatherWilliam Weightman

Anne Weightman Walker Penfield (December 15, 1844 – February 25, 1932) was a philanthropist and one of the richest women in the world.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Celebrates Wedding by Giving $1,000,000. Mrs. Walker Remembers Relatives and Institutions in Marrying Frederic C. Penfield. Daughters of Mrs. Wister, Who Tried to Break Weightman Will, Among Beneficiaries". The New York Times. February 27, 1908. Retrieved 2010-09-28. Frederic Courtland Penfield, diplomat, author, and clubman, and Mrs. Anne Weightman Walker, one of the wealthiest women in the world, were married at 10:45 ...
  2. ^ "Woman 60 Years Old, Worth $50,000,000, Manages Great Chemical Plant; Mrs. J.R.C. Walker, Now in Change of Powers & Weightman Business, Commands a Small Army of Employees. A Womanly Woman". The New York Times. September 4, 1904. Retrieved 2010-10-20. By the recent death of her father, William Weightman, head of the firm of Powers Weightman