Margaret Carnegie Miller
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Margaret Carnegie Miller (March 30, 1897 – April 11, 1990) was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie
and heiress to the Carnegie fortune.
Margaret Carnegie married Roswell Miller at the Carnegie home on November 28, 1918 where she was given away by her father. Officiating at the wedding were Rev. Dr. William Pierson Merril, pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church, where Margaret and Mrs. Carnegie were members, and Rev. Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, pastor of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church where Mr. Carnegie was a member.
From 1934 to 1973 Margaret was a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a grant-making foundation. The foundation was established by her father in 1911. From 1973 until her death she was an honorary lifetime trustee.
Margaret Carnegie's marriage to Roswell Miller ended in divorce. Miller had four children and numerous other descendants. She died on April 11, 1990 at her home in Fairfield, Connecticut
. She was 93 years old.
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...
and heiress to the Carnegie fortune.
Biography
Margaret Carnegie was born March 30, 1897 to Carnegie and Louise Whitfield, whom Carnegie married when he was 51 years old. Andrew Carnegie died in 1919.Margaret Carnegie married Roswell Miller at the Carnegie home on November 28, 1918 where she was given away by her father. Officiating at the wedding were Rev. Dr. William Pierson Merril, pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church, where Margaret and Mrs. Carnegie were members, and Rev. Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, pastor of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church where Mr. Carnegie was a member.
From 1934 to 1973 Margaret was a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a grant-making foundation. The foundation was established by her father in 1911. From 1973 until her death she was an honorary lifetime trustee.
Margaret Carnegie's marriage to Roswell Miller ended in divorce. Miller had four children and numerous other descendants. She died on April 11, 1990 at her home in Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
. She was 93 years old.