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Personal life. Photograph of his youngest son, Lt. Blair Thaw. In 1886, Thaw was married to Elma Ellsworth Dows (1861–1931), a daughter of Stephen Leland Dows and Henrietta (née Safely) Dows of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Dec 18, 2023 · Benjamin Thaw was the son of William Thaw Sr., who with his wife, Elma Ellsworth Dows, he had the following children: Rev. Stephen Dows Thaw (1887–?), Benjamin Thaw Jr. (1888–1937), Henrietta Thaw (1891–1942), William Thaw II (1893–1934), and Alexander Blair Thaw (1895–1918).
- Pennsylvania
- March 24, 1859
- Elma Ellsworth Thaw
- August 20, 1933
Feb 26, 2007 · Consuelo Morgan, divorced wife of the Comte de Maupas du Juglart, daughter of Harry Hays Morgan, American Consul General at Brussels, and sister of Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt, to Benjamin Thaw, Jr., acting chargé d'affaires of the American Embassy, at Ixelles, Belgium. Theirs was a happy marriage.
His wife, the former, Elizabeth Dows of Cedar Rapids, LA., died in Paris two years ago. He graduated from the Western University of Pennsylvania, now the University of Pittsburgh, after receiving his early education in the Fourth Ward public school.
Mr. Thaw was born in Pittsburgh March 14, 1859, and lived practically all his life here, becoming a banker and philanthropist of note. His wife, the former, Elizabeth Dows of Cedar Rapids, Ia., died in Paris two years ago.
Spouse. Elma Ellsworth (Dows) Thaw (1861-1931) Associated Houses. R.L. Beeckman House. Manhattan. Categories. Gilded Age. Share. Contributed by Mark Meredith on 16/07/2022 and last updated on 16/07/2022.
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Dec 30, 2021 · Beachmound, a unique summer residence in Newport, was built in 1897 by architect Henry Ives Cobb for Benjamin Thaw Sr., (1859-1933) a Pittsburgh banker and philanthropist.
