Benjamin Welles

Benjamin Welles
Born
Benjamin Sumner Welles, Jr.

January 11, 1857
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 1935(1935-12-24) (aged 78)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
Alma materHarvard College
Columbia Law School
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 1886; died 1911)​
ChildrenEmily Frances Welles
Sumner Welles
RelativesAbraham Schermerhorn (grandfather)
John Jacob Astor IV (cousin)
Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (aunt)

Benjamin Sumner Welles, Jr. (January 11, 1857 – December 24, 1935) was an American philanthropist who was a descendant of many prominent Colonial families.[1]

  1. ^ "Mrs. Benjamin Welles (ca. 1866-1911)". nyhistory.org. New-York Historical Society. Retrieved 24 January 2018.