Viola Townsend Winmill
Viola Townsend Winmill (1891–1975) was an American sportswoman, foxhunter rider and coach driver.[1][2] Between 1927 and 1935, Winmill was the master of the Warrenton Foxhunt.[1]
Biography
[edit]Winmill, a race horse owner, was married to Robert Campbell Winmill.[1] They bought a farm in 1922 in Warrenton and kept a number of race horses and hunters.[1]
Morven Park has a collection of nearly 40 of Winmill's carriages in the Winmill Carriage Museum.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Viola Townsend Winmill, 84, Noted as a Foxhunt Rider". New York Times. September 1, 1975.
- ^ "Animal Farm – Washington Life Magazine". March 2008.
- ^ Morven Park's Winmill Carriage Museum, virginia.org (Virginia Tourism Corporation), accessed 2024-04-09
Further reading
[edit]- Fishback, Mary (2002). Northern Virginia's Equestrian Heritage. Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 9780738514192.
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