Person:Lucy Aldrich (2)

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Lucy Aldrich
b.1869 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
d.1955
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  1. Lucy Aldrich1869 - 1955
  2. Abby Aldrich1874 - 1948
  3. Richard S Aldrich1884 - 1941
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Name Lucy Aldrich
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1869 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Death[1] 1955


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Lucy Truman Aldrich (1869–1955) was a philanthropist and art collector who was the eldest child of U.S. Senator Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island.

Lucy Aldrich was born in Providence, Rhode Island 1869 and was the oldest surviving child of Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich and Abby Pearce (Chapman) Aldrich.

Aldrich never married, and lived in the family home at 110 Benevolent St. in Providence, Rhode Island for most of her life, but traveled extensively in Europe and Asia. She often retold the story of one trip to China in 1923, she was captured by armed bandits and held for two days before her release.

She was an active art collector, especially in the fields of porcelain and Asian textiles. She donated much of her collection to the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and was a member of its Museum Committee as well.

Her sister Abby Aldrich Rockefeller married John D. Rockefeller Jr..

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lucy Aldrich, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. (Online: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).
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