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Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was the daughter of C. W. Post and the owner of General Foods Corporation. For much of Marjorie Post's life, she was known as the wealthiest woman in the United States. [1] [2]
Sep 8, 2022 · Mar-a-Lago was one of several properties built by heiress and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post. Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Mar-a-Lago has dominated the headlines in recent weeks,...
Sep 13, 1973 · WASHINGTON, Sept. 12— Majorie Merriweather Post, the businesswoman and philanthro pist whose great wealth allowed her to entertain lavishly and live regally, died today at her Hillwood estate...
Marjorie Merriweather Post was an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and socialite, who was also known as one of the richest women of 20th-century America. She had inherited ‘Postum Cereal Company’ from her father, business tycoon C.W. Post.
Marjorie Merriweather Post bought Hillwood in 1955 and soon decided her home would be a museum that would inspire and educate the public. Her northwest Washington, D.C. estate endowed the country with the most comprehensive collection of Russian imperial art outside of Russia, a distinguished eighteenth-century French decorative art collection ...
Nov 14, 2023 · Today, Marjorie Merriweather Post is best remembered as the builder of Mar-a-Lago. That storied estate, the current home of former President Donald Trump, is only one symbol of Marjorie’s fairy-tale life.
Marjorie Merriweather Post, c. 1945. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens Archives. Post inherited the Postum Cereal Company in 1914 following the death of her entrepreneur father, C.W. Post, becoming one of the wealthiest women in the United States at the age of 27.
Post, Marjorie Merriweather (1887–1973) American businesswoman and philanthropist. Born in Springfield, Illinois, on March 15, 1887; died on September 12, 1973; daughter of Charles William Post, known as C.W. Post (started the Postum Cereal Company) and Ella Letitia (Merriweather) Post; married Edward B. Close, on December 3, 1905; married ...
Jun 12, 2021 · Hillwood founder Marjorie Merriweather Post was an iconic tastemaker during the era known as the Roaring Twenties. One hundred years later, Hillwood celebrates Post’s influence on the period with a special exhibition focused on her impeccable attire, impressive art collection, and sumptuous design.
Welcome to the home of Marjorie Merriweather Post, where every visitor is greeted with an experience inspired by the life of its founder and her passion for excellence, gracious hospitality, art, history, and gardens.
