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词条 George Dunton Widener
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     RMS Titanic 

  3. Personal life

     Descendants  Residence 

  4. In popular culture

  5. See also

  6. References

{{Infobox person
| name = George Dunton Widener
| image = GeorgeDWidener.jpg
| caption = George D. Widener
| birth_date = {{birth date|1861|6|16}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| death_date = {{death date and age|1912|4|15|1861|6|16}}
| death_place = RMS Titanic
| death_cause = Drowning
| resting_place = North Atlantic Ocean
| resting_place_coordinates = {{coord|41|43|55|N|49|56|45|W|type:landmark_scale:3000_region:GB|display=title}}
| residence = Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
| education =
| occupation = Businessman
| known_for =
| party =
| spouse = Eleanor Elkins
| children = Harry Elkins Widener
George D. Widener Jr.
Eleanor Widener
| parents = Peter A. B. Widener
Hannah Josephine Dunton
| relations = Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. (grandson)
| awards =
}}George Dunton Widener (June 16, 1861 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.[1]

Early life

Widener was born in Philadelphia on June 16, 1861. He was the eldest son of Hannah Josephine Dunton (1836–1896) and Peter Arrell Brown Widener (1834–1915),[2] an extremely wealthy streetcar magnate.[3]

Career

He joined his father's business and eventually took over the running of the Philadelphia Traction Company, overseeing the development of cable and electric streetcar operations. He also served on the board of directors of several important area businesses, including Philadelphia Traction Co., Land Title Bank and Trust Co., Electric Storage Battery Co., and Portland Cement Co. A patron of the arts, Widener was a director of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

RMS Titanic

In 1912, Widener, his wife, and their son Harry traveled to Paris, France, with original intentions to find a chef for Widener's new Philadelphia hotel, The Ritz Carlton. The Wideners booked their return passage on RMS Titanic. After the ship struck an iceberg, Widener placed his wife and her maid in a lifeboat. The women were rescued by the steamship RMS Carpathia, but Widener and his son Harry perished on the Titanic.[4] Their bodies, if recovered, were not identified.[5]

Personal life

In 1883, he married Eleanor Elkins,[6] the daughter of his father's business partner, William Lukens Elkins.[7] Together, they had two sons and a daughter:

  • Harry Elkins Widener (1885–1912), who died aboard the Titanic.[8]
  • George Dunton Widener Jr. (1889–1971),[9] who married Jessie Sloane Dodge (1883–1968)[10] in 1917.[11]
  • Eleanor Widener (1891–1966),[12] who married Fitz Eugene Dixon on June 19, 1912.[13][14] Eleanor sued Dixon for divorce in 1936.[15][16][17]

After Widener and his son's death aboard the Titanic, a memorial service was held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, where stained glass windows were dedicated in their memory.[18][19][20]

Descendants

He was the maternal grandfather of Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. (1923–2006).[15][16] Dixon, who lived in Philadelphia, owned the Philadelphia 76ers and was a part owner of the Eagles, the Phillies and the Flyers.[21]

Residence

Widener had commissioned Horace Trumbauer to design and oversee construction of Miramar, a {{convert|30000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} French neoclassical-style mansion bordering Bellevue Avenue on Aquidneck Island at Newport, Rhode Island. Intended as a summer home, it was still in the design stage at the time of his death.[22]

In popular culture

Widener was played by Guy Standing, Jr. in the film Titanic (1953).

See also

  • Widener Gold Medal

References

Notes
1. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=PETER A.B. WIDENER IS 78.; Memory of Drowned Son Overshadows Wealthy Philadelphian's Old Age.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1912/11/14/archives/peter-ab-widener-is-78-memory-of-drowned-son-overshadows-wealthy.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=14 November 1912}}
2. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=P.A.B. WIDENER, CAPITALIST, DIES; Traction and Tobacco Financier Expires at 80 at His Home in Elkins Park. LEFT ABOUT $35,000,000 Philanthropist and Patron of the Arts Began His Career in Philadelphia as a Butcher.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1915/11/07/archives/pab-widener-capitalist-dies-traction-and-tobacco-financier-expires.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=7 November 1915}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=A CABLE TRACTION COMPANY.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1883/08/23/archives/a-cable-traction-company.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=23 August 1883}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=42 OF THE TITANIC'S VICTIMS IDENTIFIED; Total Number of Bodies Recovered Near Scene of Disaster Reaches Seventy-seven.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1912/04/24/archives/42-of-the-titanics-victims-identified-total-number-of-bodies.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=24 April 1912}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=FUNERAL SHIP NOW ON WAY TO HALIFAX; Sends Message That G.D. Widener's Body Is Among Those Recovered.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1912/04/26/archives/funeral-ship-now-on-way-to-halifax-sends-message-that-gd-wideners.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=26 April 1912}}
6. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=MRS. G. D. WIDENER TO MARRY DR. RICE; South American Explorer to Wed Widow of Titanic Victim in Boston on Oct. 14. HER MEMORIAL GIFTS Philadelphia Society Woman Noted for Her Beauty and Jewels;- Dr. Rice's Scientific Achievements.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1915/10/06/archives/mrs-g-d-widener-to-marry-dr-rice-south-american-explorer-to-wed.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=6 October 1915}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=PEARLS FOR MRS. WIDENER.; Philadelphia Hears She Is to Get the $750,000 Necklace.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1909/12/22/archives/pearls-for-mrs-widener-philadelphia-hears-she-is-to-get-the-750000.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=22 December 1909}}
8. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=MRS. A.H. RICE GIVES HILL SCHOOL $300,000; Memorial Building for Son, Harry Widener, Will Provide Means for Boys to Develop Hobbies.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/04/05/archives/mrs-ah-rice-gives-hill-school-300000-memorial-building-for-son.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=5 April 1929}}
9. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=George Widener, Racing Figure, Dies at 82|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/09/archives/george-widener-racing-fig-ure-dies-at-82.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=9 December 1971}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=Mrs. George Widener, 84, Wife. of Sportsman, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/03/12/archives/mrs-george-widener-84-i-wife-of-sportsman-dies.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=12 March 1968}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=MRS. W. EARL DODGE WEDS G.D. WIDENER; Divorcee, the Elder Daughter of Henry T. Sloane, Is Married in Her Home. FEW AT THE CEREMONY Young Philadelphian, Son of Late Financier, and His Bride Leave for South on Honeymoon.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1917/03/21/archives/mrs-w-earl-dodge-weds-gd-widener-divorcee-the-elder-daughter-of.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=21 March 1917}}
12. ^{{cite news|title=MRS. WIDENER DIXON, PHILANTHROPIST, 74|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/01/14/archives/mrs-widener-dixon-philanthropist-74.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=14 January 1966}}
13. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=MISS WIDENER ENGAGED.; Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George D. Widener to Marry Fitz Eugene Dixon.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1912/02/03/archives/miss-widener-engaged-daughter-of-mr-and-mrs-george-d-widener-to.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=3 February 1912}}
14. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Secial To The New York|title=MISS E. E. WIDENER WEDS; Simple Ceremony for Daughter of Late G. D. Widener and F. E. Dixon.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1912/06/20/archives/miss-e-e-widener-weds-simple-ceremony-for-daughter-of-late-g-d.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=20 June 1912}}
15. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=SUES FITZ EUGENE DIXON; Wife, Widener Kin, Asks Divorce at Norristown, Pa.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/09/30/archives/sues-fitz-eugene-dixon-wife-widener-kin-asks-divorce-at-norristown.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=30 September 1936}}
16. ^1 {{cite news|title=MARRIES AFTER DIVORCE; Mrs. H. W. Road Weds Fitz E. Dixon in Reno|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/03/28/archives/marries-after-divorce-mrs-h-w-road-weds-fitz-e-dixon-in-reno.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=28 March 1937}}
17. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=PHILADELPHIA YACHTS GO INTO NAVY SERVICE; Mrs. Eleanor Widener Dixon and H.L. Adams Turn Over Boats|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1942/01/04/archives/philadelphia-yachts-go-into-navy-service-mrs-eleanor-widener-dixon.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=4 January 1942}}
18. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=P.A.B. WIDENER GIVES $4,000,000 TO SCHOOL; Endowment Is Announced Coincident with the Filing of His Son's and Grandson's Wills.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1912/05/21/archives/pab-widener-gives-4000000-to-school-endowment-is-announced.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=21 May 1912}}
19. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=FOR WIDENER MEMORIAL.; Cornerstone Laid by Mother of Titanic Victim -- Harvard Prizes.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1913/06/17/archives/for-widener-memorial-cornerstone-laid-by-mother-of-titanic-victim.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=17 June 1913}}
20. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Special To The New York|title=WIDENER PLANS MEMORIAL.; Will Add to the Home for Crippled Children at Philadelphia.|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B05E5DD103AE633A2575BC2A9629C946396D6CF|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=28 April 1912}}
21. ^{{cite news|title=Fitz Dixon Jr., Who Signed Dr. J, Dies at 82|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/05/sports/basketball/05dixon.html|accessdate=17 May 2017|work=The New York Times|date=5 August 2006}}
22. ^Providence Journal- December 2, 2006
Sources
{{Wikisource|The Cyclopædia of American Biography/Widener, George Dunton|George Dunton Widener}}
  • Mr George Dunton Widener, Encyclopedia Titanica
  • Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy, by John P. Eaton and Charles A. Haas, W.W. Newton & Company, 2nd edition 1995 {{ISBN|0-393-03697-9}}
  • A Night to Remember, by Walter Lord, ed. Nathaniel Hilbreck, Owl Books, rep. 2004, {{ISBN|0-8050-7764-2}}
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