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Cora Randolph Trimble

1871 – 1946

American socialite

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About Cora Randolph Trimble

Lived 1871 – 1946 (aged 75).

Cora Randolph Trimble (May 29, 1871 – December 31, 1946) was an American socialite during the Gilded Age. She was the daughter of Edmund Dutilh Fitz Randolph, a banker and insurance executive, and Helen Earle (née Lothrop) Randolph. Among her siblings was Mary Welsh Randolph, who married Francis Egerton Webb, brother-in-law of Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt Webb and the son of Ambassador James Watson Webb.

Society life In 1892, Cora, who was then unmarried, was included in Ward McAllister's "Four Hundred", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times. Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom.

She was a charter member of the Colony Club, Cora was married to Richard Trimble (1853–1924), by the Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix of Trinity Church. Together, they were the parents of one son and two daughters: who was captain of the 1926 crew team at Harvard College. He married Winifred Loew. Mary Trimble, who married Perry R. Pease, a member of the Jockey Club who sat on the executive committee of the Turf and Field Club.

Cora died at her home, 1020 Madison Avenue in New York City, on December 31, 1946. She was buried at the Westbury Friends Cemetery in Westbury, New York.

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Who was Cora Randolph Trimble?

American socialite

When was Cora Randolph Trimble born?

Cora Randolph Trimble was born on 29 May 1871 in College of Mount Saint Vincent.

When did Cora Randolph Trimble die?

Cora Randolph Trimble died on 31 December 1946 in New York (state), New York City.

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· Wikipedia: Cora Randolph Trimble

· Wikidata: Q58175890

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