Lamont, Florence Haskell Corliss (1873-1952)
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Lamont, Florence Haskell Corliss (1873-1952)
Description
Florence Haskell Corliss Lamont was a civil leader and philanthropist. She graduated from Smith College in 1893 and received an M.A. in Philosophy from Columbia University. Her philanthropic work focused on international peace and education. She supported the New School for Social Research and donated 150 acres in Palisades, New York to Columbia University to establish the Center for Geography Studies. She also supported the League of Nations and the United Nations. She served on the board for both the League of Nations and the Executive Committee of the American Association for the United Nations.
She married Thomas William Lamont in 1895. She had four children, Thomas Stilwell, Corliss, Austin, and Eleanor Allen Lamont Cunningham.
She married Thomas William Lamont in 1895. She had four children, Thomas Stilwell, Corliss, Austin, and Eleanor Allen Lamont Cunningham.
Source
“Lamont-Corliss Family Papers.” Smith College Finding Aids.
"Florence Haskell Corliss Lamont." Find A Grave.
"Illness Fatal to Mrs. T. Lamont." The Record, 29 Dec. 1952, p.1.
Contributor
Birth Date
1873-07-01
Birthplace
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Death Date
1952-12-29
Source of File Attached
"Illness Fatal to Mrs. T. Lamont." The Record, 29 Dec. 1952, p.1.
Collection
Citation
“Lamont, Florence Haskell Corliss (1873-1952),” Englewood Makes History, accessed September 8, 2024, https://englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/448.
