Sally Foster Otis

Sally Foster Otis
Born
Sally Foster

(1770-01-10)10 January 1770
Died6 September 1838(1838-09-06) (aged 68)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
NationalityAmerican
Spouse
(m. 1790)
Children11

Sally Foster Otis (January 10, 1770 – September 6, 1838) was the wife of lawyer, congressman and businessman Harrison Gray Otis. Known for her beauty and wit,[1] Mrs. Otis was the acknowledged "queen of Boston society"[2] of her time, attending parties and, along with her husband, playing host to prominent Bostonians and visitors to the city.[3]

  1. ^ The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, David McCullough, Simon & Schuster, 2011, pg. 9
  2. ^ The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, David McCullough, Simon & Schuster, 2011, pg. 9
  3. ^ Women of the Republican Court