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  1. Ann (or Anne) Willing Bingham (August 1, 1764 – May 11, 1801) was an American socialite from Philadelphia. [1] During the federal government’s residency there, she presided over salon -like dinners and entertainments comparable to those of Madame Roland in France and Lady Holland in England.

  2. ANNE WILLING BINGHAM (1764-1801) As one of Thomas Willing and Anne McCall’s ten children, and their eldest daughter, Anne Willing benefited from her family’s prominence in Philadelphia. With instruction from her mother, “Anne studied literature, writing, French, music, drawing, and embroidery.”

  3. Stylish, well-educated, and well-traveled, Anne Willing Bingham (1764-1801) was one of the most admired women of her day. With her wealthy husband, William Bingham, she reigned over Philadelphia's high society during the decade of the city's eminence as the nation's capital, from 1790 to 1800.

    • Gilbert Charles Stuart (American, 1755-1828)
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  4. Feb 7, 2020 · Ann Bingham was born Ann Willing in Philadelphia on 1 August 1764. She was acclaimed for her stunning good looks and regularly touted as one of the most gorgeous women in America just like Juliette Récamier was touted as the most beautiful woman in France.

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  5. In 1780, Ann married the exceptionally wealthy William Bingham. The pair lived abroad throughout the 1780s, and upon their return to America, built what was then the most opulent, grand house in Philadelphia.

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  6. Anne Willing Bingham, a wealthy Philadelphia socialite and wife of banker and politician William Bingham, made her mark with the establishment of an 18th-century salon, patterned on those she had encountered in France during an extended European tour from 1783 to 1786.

  7. This thesis examines late eighteenth-century gentility and elite material culture in Philadelphia through a discussion of the life of Anne Willing Bingham. Wife of an extremely wealthy merchant, William Bingham, Anne became a leader in elite society and a popular hostess of her day.