Mary, who was known as Minnie, was born on December 12, 1850 at Powel House, her family home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of William Henry Rawle (1823–1889) and Mary Binney (née Cadwalader) Rawle (1829–1861), both from prominent old Philadelphia families, the Rawles and the Cadwaladers.[2] She had one younger brother, who died young of diphtheria[1] in 1860, around the same time her mother died.[3] Her father, with whom she had a warm relationship,[3] was a prominent attorney in Philadelphia with Rawle & Henderson, a firm founded by her great-grandfather in 1783.[4] When she was eighteen years old,[5] her father remarried to Emily Cadwalader, the daughter of Thomas McCall Cadwalader, her mother's cousin and Mary's own cousin twice removed.[6]
In 1892, both Mary and her daughter were listed as "Mrs. F.R. Jones" and "Miss Beatrix Jones" in Ward McAllister's "Four Hundred", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times.[11] Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom.[12][13] In her New York Times obituary, it stated:[1]
"She held an unquestioned position in the small circle of men and women who directed New York's society at the close of the last century, and after the letting down of the bars in recent years she continued to be regarded as one of those for whom exclusiveness still had value."[1]
She was known for the artistic salon at her New York home, where she entertained the most prominent authors and artists of the day, including Augustus Saint-Gaudens, John Singer Sargent, novelist Francis Marion Crawford, John LaFarge, and Henry Adams (who considered her and novelist Howard Sturgis his best friends).[2] Minnie was known for her "wider view of the world" than most 19th century women,[3] and her close relationships with men, which she viewed as the "most natural, and even desirable, thing in the world."[3]
Minnie and Freddy began living apart in 1891, five years before divorcing in 1896, and thereafter was known as Mrs. Cadawalader Jones.[1] Despite their divorce, Minnie remained close friends with her ex-husband's sister Edith.[2] When Freddy died at his residence in Paris in 1918,[14] neither Minnie or Edith mourned him.[3]
She was active as a volunteer worker at the New York City Hospital School, where she eventually became the chairwoman of the advisory board of the Nursing School.[3]
Legacy
The Jones' summer home or cottage, known as the Reef Point Estate, in Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island in Maine. Mary deeded Reef Point to her daughter Beatrix in 1917. After Mary's death in 1935, her daughter and son-in-law turned Reef Point into a horticultural study center.[18]
Published works
A Book About Fans; The History Of Fans and Fan-Painting (with M. A. Flory), Macmillan & Co., New York, 1895.
European Travel for Women: Notes and Suggestions, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1900.
^ abcdefg"MRS. MARY C. JONES, SOCIAL LEADER, DIES; As Mrs. Cadwalader Jones She Was Long Member of Circle of Exclusive Aristocrats. LIVED 50 YEARS IN 11TH ST Was Subscriber to the Original Assemblies With the Astors, Belmonts and Whitneys". The New York Times. September 23, 1935. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ abcdMorrone, Francis (23 January 2013). "Edith Wharton's New York: She Was Brilliant with Them". Edith Wharton's New York. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^Waite, Morrison Remick; Rawle, William Henry (1900). The Orations of Chief Justice Waite and of William Henry Rawle on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Bronze Statue of Chief Justice Marshall at Washington, May 10, 1884. T. H. Flood. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^Charles Penrose Keith (1883). The provincial councillors of Pennsylvania, who held office between 1733–1776: and those earlier councillors who were some time chief magistrates of the province, and their descendants. W.S. Sharp Printing Company. pp. 260, 389–390. ISBN9780788417658.
^John W. Jordan (1978). Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 156. ISBN978-0-8063-0811-1.
^Glenn, Thomas Allen (1900). Some Colonial Mansions and those who lived in them: with genealogies of the various families mentioned. H. T. Coates & company. pp. 184-185. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^Charles Penrose Keith (1883). The provincial councillors of Pennsylvania, who held office between 1733–1776: and those earlier councillors who were some time chief magistrates of the province, and their descendants. W.S. Sharp Printing Company. pp. 260, 381–382. ISBN9780788417658.
^McAllister, Ward (16 February 1892). "THE ONLY FOUR HUNDRED | WARD M'ALLISTER GIVES OUT THE OFFICIAL LIST. HERE ARE THE NAMES, DON'T YOU KNOW, ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR GREAT LEADER, YOU UNDER- STAND, AND THEREFORE GENUINE, YOU SEE" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^Homberger, Eric (2004). Mrs. Astor's New York: Money and Social Power in a Gilded Age. Yale University Press. pp. 199, 289n.99. ISBN0300105150. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ ab"DIED -- JONES". The New York Times. June 13, 1918. p. 13. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^Gray, Christopher (September 12, 2004). "Edith Wharton: A Manhattan Literary Giant Who Didn't Love New York". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^"MRS. FARRAND, 86, DESIGNER, IS DEAD; Landscape Architect Served Universities -Cited by Botanical Garden Here". The New York Times. March 1, 1959. p. 86. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^"DR. MAX FARRAND, LIBRARY AUTHORITY; Former College Professor Dies at 79--Was Noted for His Research on Constitution Some of His Honors Researeh on Constitution". The New York Times. June 18, 1945. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^Raver, Anne (November 27, 2003). "NATURE; Beatrix Farrand's Secret Garden". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
External links
Photograph of Edith Wharton with her brother, Frederic Rhinelander Jones, and sister in-law Mary Cadwalader Jones at Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
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Mary Cadwalader Rawle Jones December 12 1850 September 22 1935 was an American author socialite and social leader during the Gilded Age 1 Mary Cadwalader Rawle JonesPortrait of Mary by William Oliver Stone 1868Born 1850 12 12 December 12 1850Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S DiedSeptember 22 1935 1935 09 22 aged 84 London EnglandSpouseFrederic Rhinelander Jones m 1870 div 1896 wbr ChildrenBeatrix Cadwalader JonesRelativesEdith Wharton sister in law Contents 1 Early life 2 Society life 3 Personal life 3 1 Philanthropy 3 2 Legacy 4 Published works 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditMary who was known as Minnie was born on December 12 1850 at Powel House her family home in Philadelphia Pennsylvania She was the daughter of William Henry Rawle 1823 1889 and Mary Binney nee Cadwalader Rawle 1829 1861 both from prominent old Philadelphia families the Rawles and the Cadwaladers 2 She had one younger brother who died young of diphtheria 1 in 1860 around the same time her mother died 3 Her father with whom she had a warm relationship 3 was a prominent attorney in Philadelphia with Rawle amp Henderson a firm founded by her great grandfather in 1783 4 When she was eighteen years old 5 her father remarried to Emily Cadwalader the daughter of Thomas McCall Cadwalader her mother s cousin and Mary s own cousin twice removed 6 Her paternal grandparents were William Rawle Jr and Mary Anna nee Tilghman Rawle the granddaughter of Chief Justice Benjamin Chew 7 Her great grandfather was William Rawle the U S District Attorney in Pennsylvania who was a founder and first president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania a president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society and a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania for 40 years 8 Her mother was the eldest daughter of John Cadwalader a U S Representative and Federal Judge and his first wife Mary nee Binney Cadwalader 9 a daughter of Horace Binney also a U S Representative who was known for his public speeches as well as the founding of the Hasty Pudding Club at Harvard 10 Society life EditIn 1892 both Mary and her daughter were listed as Mrs F R Jones and Miss Beatrix Jones in Ward McAllister s Four Hundred purported to be an index of New York s best families published in The New York Times 11 Conveniently 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs Astor s ballroom 12 13 In her New York Times obituary it stated 1 She held an unquestioned position in the small circle of men and women who directed New York s society at the close of the last century and after the letting down of the bars in recent years she continued to be regarded as one of those for whom exclusiveness still had value 1 She was known for the artistic salon at her New York home where she entertained the most prominent authors and artists of the day including Augustus Saint Gaudens John Singer Sargent novelist Francis Marion Crawford John LaFarge and Henry Adams who considered her and novelist Howard Sturgis his best friends 2 Minnie was known for her wider view of the world than most 19th century women 3 and her close relationships with men which she viewed as the most natural and even desirable thing in the world 3 Personal life Edit Photograph of Mary s daughter architect Beatrix Farrand On March 24 1870 she was married to Frederic Rhinelander Freddy Jones 1846 1918 in New York City 14 Jones was the elder son of George Frederic Jones and Lucretia nee Stevens Rhinelander Jones 15 His younger sister was famed Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Edith Newbold nee Jones Wharton known for her novel The Age of Innocence 3 Minnie and Freddy lived at 21 East 11th Street which she retained after their divorce living there for 50 years in total 1 Together they were the parents of one child 2 Beatrix Cadwalader Jones 1872 1959 16 a prominent landscape architect who in 1913 married Dr Max Farrand 1869 1945 a Stanford and Yale University historian who served as the first director of the Huntington Library Max was the brother of Cornell University President Livingston Farrand 17 Minnie and Freddy began living apart in 1891 five years before divorcing in 1896 and thereafter was known as Mrs Cadawalader Jones 1 Despite their divorce Minnie remained close friends with her ex husband s sister Edith 2 When Freddy died at his residence in Paris in 1918 14 neither Minnie or Edith mourned him 3 On September 22 1935 en route back to New York City after spending summer at Le Pavillon Colombe Wharton s home on Rue de Montmorency in Saint Brice sous Foret Minnie died of pneumonia in London England 1 Edith coordinated the funeral arrangements and she was buried at St John the Baptist Churchyard in Aldbury Hertfordshire England next to fellow writer Mary Augusta Ward 3 Philanthropy Edit She was active as a volunteer worker at the New York City Hospital School where she eventually became the chairwoman of the advisory board of the Nursing School 3 Legacy Edit The Jones summer home or cottage known as the Reef Point Estate in Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island in Maine Mary deeded Reef Point to her daughter Beatrix in 1917 After Mary s death in 1935 her daughter and son in law turned Reef Point into a horticultural study center 18 Published works EditA Book About Fans The History Of Fans and Fan Painting with M A Flory Macmillan amp Co New York 1895 European Travel for Women Notes and Suggestions The Macmillan Company New York 1900 Lantern Slides Merrymount Press Boston 1937 References Edit a b c d e f g MRS MARY C JONES SOCIAL LEADER DIES As Mrs Cadwalader Jones She Was Long Member of Circle of Exclusive Aristocrats LIVED 50 YEARS IN 11TH ST Was Subscriber to the Original Assemblies With the Astors Belmonts and Whitneys The New York Times September 23 1935 Retrieved 21 June 2018 a b c d Morrone Francis 23 January 2013 Edith Wharton s New York She Was Brilliant with Them Edith Wharton s New York Retrieved 21 June 2018 a b c d e f g h James Henry 1999 Dear Munificent Friends Henry James s Letters to Four Women University of Michigan Press p 125 ISBN 0472110101 Retrieved 22 June 2018 Waite Morrison Remick Rawle William Henry 1900 The Orations of Chief Justice Waite and of William Henry Rawle on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Bronze Statue of Chief Justice Marshall at Washington May 10 1884 T H Flood pp 19 20 Retrieved 21 June 2018 Charles Penrose Keith 1883 The provincial councillors of Pennsylvania who held office between 1733 1776 and those earlier councillors who were some time chief magistrates of the province and their descendants W S Sharp Printing Company pp 260 389 390 ISBN 9780788417658 John W Jordan 1978 Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania Genealogical Publishing Company p 156 ISBN 978 0 8063 0811 1 Rawle Family Papers 1682 1921 hsp org The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Retrieved 22 June 2018 Glenn Thomas Allen 1900 Some Colonial Mansions and those who lived in them with genealogies of the various families mentioned H T Coates amp company pp 184 185 Retrieved 21 June 2018 Charles Penrose Keith 1883 The provincial councillors of Pennsylvania who held office between 1733 1776 and those earlier councillors who were some time chief magistrates of the province and their descendants W S Sharp Printing Company pp 260 381 382 ISBN 9780788417658 Binney family papers 1809 1894 quod lib umich edu Manuscripts Division William L Clements Library University of Michigan Retrieved 1 December 2017 McAllister Ward 16 February 1892 THE ONLY FOUR HUNDRED WARD M ALLISTER GIVES OUT THE OFFICIAL LIST HERE ARE THE NAMES DON T YOU KNOW ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR GREAT LEADER YOU UNDER STAND AND THEREFORE GENUINE YOU SEE PDF The New York Times Retrieved 5 October 2017 Keister Lisa A 2005 Getting Rich America s New Rich and How They Got That Way Cambridge University Press p 36 ISBN 9780521536677 Retrieved 20 October 2017 Homberger Eric 2004 Mrs Astor s New York Money and Social Power in a Gilded Age Yale University Press pp 199 289n 99 ISBN 0300105150 Retrieved 6 March 2018 a b DIED JONES The New York Times June 13 1918 p 13 Retrieved 21 June 2018 Gray Christopher September 12 2004 Edith Wharton A Manhattan Literary Giant Who Didn t Love New York The New York Times Retrieved 21 June 2018 MRS FARRAND 86 DESIGNER IS DEAD Landscape Architect Served Universities Cited by Botanical Garden Here The New York Times March 1 1959 p 86 Retrieved 21 June 2018 DR MAX FARRAND LIBRARY AUTHORITY Former College Professor Dies at 79 Was Noted for His Research on Constitution Some of His Honors Researeh on Constitution The New York Times June 18 1945 Retrieved 21 June 2018 Raver Anne November 27 2003 NATURE Beatrix Farrand s Secret Garden The New York Times Retrieved 21 June 2018 External links EditPhotograph of Edith Wharton with her brother Frederic Rhinelander Jones and sister in law Mary Cadwalader Jones at Beinecke Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Mary Cadwalader Jones Correspondence Yale Collection of American Literature Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library vteCadwalader family treeThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Cadwalader 1677 1734 Martha Jones 1679 1747 Thomas Cadwalader 1708 1779 Hannah LambertElizabeth Lloyd 1742 1776 John Cadwalader 1742 1786 Williamina Bond 1753 1837 Lambert Cadwalader 1742 1823 Mary McCall 1764 1848 Archibald McCall 1767 1843 Elizabeth Cadwalader 1774 1824 Maria Cadwalader 1776 1811 Samuel Ringgold 1770 1829 Thomas Cadwalader 1779 1841 Thomas McCall Cadwalader 1795 1873 Maria Charlotte Gouverneur 1801 1867 George Archibald McCall 1802 1868 Samuel Ringgold 1796 1846 Cadwalader Ringgold 1802 1867 John Cadwalader 1805 1879 George Cadwalader 1806 1879 John Lambert Cadwalader 1836 1914 Mary Binney Cadwalader 1829 1861 William Henry Rawle 1823 1889 Emily Cadwalader 1834 1892 Frederic Rhinelander Jones 1846 1918 Mary Cadwalader Rawle 1850 1923 Beatrix Cadwalader Jones 1872 1959 Max Farrand 1869 1945 Notes Cadwalader Family Papers PDF Collection 1454 Historical Society of Pennsylvania 2007 Retrieved March 10 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Cadwalader Rawle Jones amp oldid 1063404219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
