Caro Dawes

Caro Dana Dawes (née Blymyer; January 6, 1865 – October 3, 1957) was the wife of Vice President Charles G. Dawes, and thus second lady of the United States from 1925 to 1929, during the Presidency of Calvin Coolidge. She was also a philanthropist, and worked with foster care and adoption organizations in Illinois.

Early and private life Dawes was born Caro Blymyer in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1865.

Caro Blymyer married Charles Dawes on January 24, 1889. They had two biological children in 1890 and 1892 and adopted two more in 1912 and 1914.

In 1907, Dawes was elected vice president of the board of directors of the Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society (ICAHS), a network of foster homes for children in Illinois. In 1909, she became assistant treasurer of the organization, a position which she held for twenty years.

Death Dawes died in Evanston, Illinois on October 3, 1957, at the age of 92. She was buried with her husband in Rosehill Cemetery.