Lily Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (née Lilian Warren Price) (June 10, 1854 – January 11, 1909) was an American heiress and socialite during the Gilded Age.
Her first marriage was to Louis Carré Hamersley, a millionaire heir to a real estate fortune in New York City, who died in 1883 and was buried in the Trinity Church Cemetery.[1][2][3][4][5] As stipulated in his will, the bulk of his estate went to the first male child of his cousin, J. Hooker Hamersley, whose estate in turn went to his son, Louis Gordon Hamersley.[4] However, she was guaranteed to receive an annual income of US$150,000 from the estate.[4]
Blenheim Palace, which Lily helped restore with her inheritance. She later sued her stepson to be repaid.
^STEPMOTHER SUES DUKE.; Lady William Beresford Wants Marlborough to Repay Money She Spent in Improving Blenheim.
^Judy Middleton, The Encyclopaedia of Hove & Portslade, Brighton & Hove Libraries, 2002, Vol. 1, pp. 18-19
Further readingedit
Sally E. Svenson, Lily, Duchess of Marlborough, Dog Ear Publishing, 2011.
External linksedit
Lily Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough at Find a Grave
January 01, 1970
lily, spencer, churchill, duchess, marlborough, née, lilian, warren, price, june, 1854, january, 1909, american, heiress, socialite, during, gilded, lily, spencer, churchillbornlilian, warren, pricejune, 1854troy, york, usdiedjanuary, 1909, 1909, aged, hove, e. Lily Spencer Churchill Duchess of Marlborough nee Lilian Warren Price June 10 1854 January 11 1909 was an American heiress and socialite during the Gilded Age Lily Spencer ChurchillLily Spencer Churchill Duchess of MarlboroughBornLilian Warren PriceJune 10 1854Troy New York USDiedJanuary 11 1909 1909 01 11 aged 54 Hove East Sussex EnglandEducationEmma Willard SchoolTitleDuchess of MarlboroughSpousesLouis Carre Hamersley died 1883 wbr George Charles Spencer Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough m 1888 died 1892 wbr Lord William Beresford m 1895 died 1900 wbr ChildrenWilliam Warren de la Poer BeresfordParentsCicero Price father Elizabeth Homer Paine mother Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriages 2 1 Second marriage 2 2 Third marriage 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksEarly life editLilian Warren Price was born on June 10 1854 in Troy New York 1 Her father was Commodore Cicero Price 1805 1888 an officer in the United States Navy who served in the American Civil War and was Commander of the East India Squadron and her mother Elizabeth Homer Paine 1828 1910 1 2 3 4 She attended Emma Willard School in Troy New York Marriages editHer first marriage was to Louis Carre Hamersley a millionaire heir to a real estate fortune in New York City who died in 1883 and was buried in the Trinity Church Cemetery 1 2 3 4 5 As stipulated in his will the bulk of his estate went to the first male child of his cousin J Hooker Hamersley whose estate in turn went to his son Louis Gordon Hamersley 4 However she was guaranteed to receive an annual income of US 150 000 from the estate 4 nbsp Blenheim Palace which Lily helped restore with her inheritance She later sued her stepson to be repaid Second marriage edit Her second husband was George Charles Spencer Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough 1844 1892 son of John Spencer Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough and Frances Anne Spencer Churchill Duchess of Marlborough they were married in New York City in New York City Hall by Mayor Abram Hewitt in May 1888 1 2 3 4 As a result of this marriage she became the Duchess of Marlborough on June 29 1888 2 The inheritance she received from her first husband was used to restore Blenheim Palace in Woodstock Oxfordshire 2 4 After the 1892 death of the 8th Duke and her subsequent remarriage she sued her stepson Charles Spencer Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough then married to Consuelo Vanderbilt to retrieve the money spent on its restoration 6 Third marriage edit nbsp Adelaide Crescent in Hove where she spent her last years Her third husband was Lord William de la Poer Beresford 1847 1900 son of John Beresford 4th Marquess of Waterford 1814 1866 and Christiana Leslie 1 3 4 5 As a result of this marriage which took place on April 30 1895 citation needed she became known as Lady William Beresford 2 Before his death on 30 December 1900 they were the parents of one child William Warren de la Poer Beresford 1897 1919 Later she resided at 35 Adelaide Crescent in Hove East Sussex where she was convalescent 7 She died on January 11 1909 in Dorking Surrey England 3 She was buried in Beresford Family Crypt at Clonagam Churchyard in Portlaw Ireland References edit a b c d e Henry Hall America s successful men of affairs New York New York Tribune 1895 1896 p 291 1 a b c d e f An American Duchess Boston Evening Transcript January 11 1909 2 a b c d e Lady William Beresford Dies in Dorking England Los Angeles Herald Volume 36 Number 103 January 12 1909 3 a b c d e f g Dexter Marshall Lily Price s Visit The Day March 20 1899 4 a b Leaves Nearly 1 000 000 Los Angeles Herald Examiner Volume 36 Number 225 May 14 1909 5 STEPMOTHER SUES DUKE Lady William Beresford Wants Marlborough to Repay Money She Spent in Improving Blenheim Judy Middleton The Encyclopaedia of Hove amp Portslade Brighton amp Hove Libraries 2002 Vol 1 pp 18 19Further reading editSally E Svenson Lily Duchess of Marlborough Dog Ear Publishing 2011 External links editLily Spencer Churchill Duchess of Marlborough at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lily Spencer Churchill Duchess of Marlborough amp oldid 1184952763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
