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Henry Symes Lehr in drag for an amateur theatrical performance. Henry Symes Lehr was born on March 28, 1869. He was the fourth child in a family of seven born to Mary Frances Moore Lehr, and Robert Oliver Lehr, a tobacco and snuff importer who became the German consul in Baltimore and a governor of the Maryland Club. [1]
- January 3, 1929 (aged 59), Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- March 28, 1869, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Harry Lehr (1869-1929) "King Lehr" Henry Symes Lehr, Court Jester to Gilded Age Society. zoom_in 3 images. Father. Robert Oliver Lehr (1832-1890) Mother.
About Henry Symes Lehr. Birth: Mar. 28, 1869 Baltimore Baltimore City Maryland, USA Death: Jan. 3, 1929 Baltimore Baltimore City Maryland, USA. Renowned as "America's Court Jester", whose wit enlivened the drawing rooms of Society's "Four Hundred" of New York and Newport, at the turn of the century. Son of Robert Oliver Lehr (1832-1890 ...
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- March 28, 1869
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Apr 22, 2021 · Henry Symes (Harry) Lehr. Born 28 Mar 1869 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Robert Oliver Lehr and Mary Frances (Moore) Lehr. Brother of Alice Elizabeth (Lehr) Morton. Husband of Elizabeth Wharton (Drexel) Beresford — married 3 Jun 1901 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. [children unknown]
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- March 28, 1869
- Elizabeth Wharton (Drexel) Beresford
- January 3, 1929
Born Henry Symes Lehr, the fourth of seven children, he was the son of Robert Oliver Lehr, who was a businessman, Baltimore's German Consul, and the governor of the prestigious Maryland Club, and his wife Mary Frances Moore Lehr, a beautiful socialite. Little is known about his education.
Apr 3, 2018 · Following Dahlgren’s death, she married Henry Symes Lehr (1869-1929), aka Harry Lehr, in 1901. The Lehrs moved to Paris in 1915, where Elizabeth worked for the Red Cross, and remained there after World War I. In 1923 they purchased the Hôtel de Canvoie at 52, rue des Saints-Pères in the 7th arrondissement. Harry Lehr died in 1929.
Henry Symes Lehr was born in 1869 in Maryland. He wanted to establish himself with the elite of society, throwing massive dinner parties. He even threw parties where the pets of rich people ate at a fully serviced table while wearing clothes. George Jay Gould's wife, Edith, introduced Henry Lehr to her widowed friend, Elizabeth Drexel.
