Josephine Louise Newcomb
Josephine Louise Newcomb | |
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| Born | October 31, 1816 |
| Died | April 7, 1901 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Spouse | Warren Newcomb |
| Children | Warren Newcomb, Jr., Harriott Sophie Newcomb |
Josephine Louise Newcomb (née Le Monnier; October 31, 1816 – April 7, 1901) was the philanthropist whose donations led to the founding of Newcomb College at Tulane University.[1]
Life
Josephine Louise Le Monnier was born in Baltimore on October 31, 1816 to Mary Sophia Waters and Alexander Le Monnier.[2] She received her education in Baltimore and in her father's native France.[3] After her mother died, Le Monnier went to live in New Orleans, where her older sister Eleanor Anne and brother-in-law William Henderson had settled.[2] There, Le Monnier met Warren Newcomb, and the couple married in Christ Church Cathedral on December 15, 1845.[4]
The couple moved to Louisville, Kentucky, and had a son, Warren, Jr., who died shortly after his birth in 1853.[2] The couple later moved to New York, where Josephine gave birth to their second child, Harriott Sophie Newcomb, on July 29, 1855.[4]
References
- ^ "Josephine Louise Le Monnier Newcomb". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ a b c "Josephine Louise Le Monnier Newcomb". Knowla Encyclopedia of Louisiana. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ Dixon, Brandt V. B. (1928). A Brief History of H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, 1887-1919. ISBN 0-9646222-0-3.
- ^ a b "Who Was Josephine Louise Newcomb?" (PDF). NewcombLives.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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