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  1. In 1898, while traveling with Frick and Frick's wife to Europe, Mellon met Nora McMullen, a nineteen-year-old Englishwoman of Ulster Scots ancestry. Mellon visited McMullen's home of Hertford Castle in 1898 and 1899, and, after a period of courtship, Nora married Mellon in 1900. Nora gave birth to a daughter, Ailsa, in 1901.

  2. Jun 1, 1973 · Mrs. Nora McMullen Mellon, former wife of the late Andrew W. Mellon, the Pittsburgh fin ancier and art collector who was Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932, died Tues day in...

  3. In summer 1898, he met 19-year-old Nora McMullen, from Britain. Mellon was always very reserved, but found it easy to open up to Nora. Upon his first request for marriage, she said no. In the spring of 1900, she finally accepted his marriage proposal and he set up their residence at 5052 Forbes Street in East Liberty, she still residing in Britain.

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  5. In 1900 Andrew Mellon married Nora McMullen [d. 1973], a young British woman with whom he had two children, Ailsa [1901-1969] and Paul [1907-1999]. Nora had difficulty adjusting to Pittsburgh, and spent as much of the year as possible in England with their children, leading to the Mellon's estrangement and eventual divorce.

  6. In 1900, Andrew Mellon married Nora McMullen, a granddaughter of Brewer Peter Guinness, whom he divorced for desertion in 1912, after she had borne him two children, Ailsa and Paul. When...

  7. Jan 1, 2001 · They were the son and daughter of English-born Nora McMullen and Pittsburgh industrialist and financier Andrew W. Mellon. Andrew W. Mellon founded the National Gallery of Art in 1937 and donated his famous art collection to the country, as well as funds for the construction of the West Building and an endowment.

  8. Aug 20, 2007 · Mellon sought middle ground with a separation. He offered to provide Nora with the income from a $600,000 trust fund as well as an initial payment of $250,000. In 1910, things came to a head. Mellon moved out and filed for divorce on grounds of adultery. The McMullen family, including Nora’s mother, were on Mellon’s side.

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