About Julia Berwind
Lived 1870 – 1961 (aged 90–91). Julia Berwind was an American socialite.
Julia A. Berwind (May 27, 1865 - May 16, 1961) was an American socialite, and social welfare activist. She inherited her brother Edward Julius Berwind's $31 million estate including The Elms in Newport, Rhode Island.
Biography She was born on May 27, 1865, When her brother Edward died in 1936, she was the principal beneficiary of his estate valued at $31 million in 1942. The Elms required 30 servants to support the mansion at its peak. She was known to drive her Renault car around Newport, Rhode Island, which was unusual for women in general and for women of her class in particular.
She served as president of the Social Service Committee for the Beekman Downtown Hospital from 1928 to 1939.
After her death, The Elms, was sold to the Preservation Society of Newport County in 1962 and opened to the public.
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Who was Julia Berwind?
American socialite
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Julia Berwind was born in 1870 in Philadelphia.
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Julia Berwind died in 1961 in Newport.
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Julia Berwind was a socialite.
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Julia Berwind was American.
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