Katharine Mortimer
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Katharine Mortimer, was an American socialite.
She was one of the six children of the stockbroker and U.S. amateur court tennis champion Stanley Grafton Mortimer (a descendant of the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Jay
) and Kathleen Tilford. Through her mother she was the granddaughter of Henry Morgan Tilford, who was a president of Standard Oil Company and a resident of Tuxedo Park
, NY. Her brother Stanley Grafton Mortimer Jr. (1913-1999) married firstly socialite Babe Paley
and then Kathleen H. Harriman, a granddaughter of railroad tycoon E. H. Harriman
.
In her youth she was romantically linked to Joseph Kennedy Jr. (the eldest brother of John F. Kennedy
) but she declined to become more seriously involved with Joe Jr. because, she claimed, his family was too loud.
She married, as her first husband, Oliver Cadwell Biddle, by whom she had one daughter, Christine Mortimer Biddle.
In 1949 she married the tennis star and socialite Francis Xavier Shields, the paternal grandfather of actress Brooke Shields
. With Shields she had two sons, Alston Shields and William Xavier Orin Hunt Shields, and one daughter, Katharine Shields.
She married, as her third husband, Richard Gillespie Blaine (died 1972), by whom she had one son, Walker Blaine.
She was one of the six children of the stockbroker and U.S. amateur court tennis champion Stanley Grafton Mortimer (a descendant of the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Jay
John Jay
John Jay was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of the United States ....
) and Kathleen Tilford. Through her mother she was the granddaughter of Henry Morgan Tilford, who was a president of Standard Oil Company and a resident of Tuxedo Park
Tuxedo Park
Tuxedo Park may refer to:*Tuxedo Park, Missouri, a community now merged with Webster Groves, Missouri*Tuxedo Park, New York, U.S.**Tuxedo Park , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York...
, NY. Her brother Stanley Grafton Mortimer Jr. (1913-1999) married firstly socialite Babe Paley
Babe Paley
Barbara "Babe" Cushing Mortimer Paley was an American socialite and style icon. She was known by the popular nickname "Babe" for most of her life. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1958....
and then Kathleen H. Harriman, a granddaughter of railroad tycoon E. H. Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Edward Henry Harriman was an American railroad executive.-Early years:Harriman was born in Hempstead, New York, the son of Orlando Harriman, an Episcopal clergyman, and Cornelia Neilson...
.
In her youth she was romantically linked to Joseph Kennedy Jr. (the eldest brother of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
) but she declined to become more seriously involved with Joe Jr. because, she claimed, his family was too loud.
She married, as her first husband, Oliver Cadwell Biddle, by whom she had one daughter, Christine Mortimer Biddle.
In 1949 she married the tennis star and socialite Francis Xavier Shields, the paternal grandfather of actress Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields
Brooke Christa Shields is an American actress and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle....
. With Shields she had two sons, Alston Shields and William Xavier Orin Hunt Shields, and one daughter, Katharine Shields.
She married, as her third husband, Richard Gillespie Blaine (died 1972), by whom she had one son, Walker Blaine.