Ellin Prince Speyer

Ellin Leslie Prince Lowery Speyer (October 14, 1849 – February 23, 1921) was an American philanthropist and animal welfare activist.

Early life Ellin Leslie Prince was born on October 14, 1849, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Dyneley Prince and Mary Travers Prince. Her grandfather was also John Dyneley Prince (1779–1860), and a third John Dyneley Prince (1868–1945) was her nephew. Ellin was orphaned as a child, and raised by an uncle, lawyer William Riddle Travers, in New York City. In 1914, as president of the Women's League for Animals, she established the Hospital of the New York Women's League for Animals. During World War I she chaired the mayor's committee responsible for recruiting nurses for overseas work.

Personal life Ellin Prince married John A. Lowery in 1871. He died in 1892. Then in 1897 she married New York City banker James Speyer, who survived her. She died on February 23, 1921, aged 71 years. The violinist Fritz Kreisler, a personal friend, performed at Mrs. Speyer's funeral.