William Guggenheim

William Guggenheim (November 6, 1868 – June 27, 1941) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the youngest son of Meyer Guggenheim the patriarch of the Guggenheim family.

William Guggenheim
Born(1868-11-06)November 6, 1868
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 27, 1941(1941-06-27) (aged 72)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)
  • Grace Brown
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    (m. 1900; div. 1901)​
  • Aimee Steinberger
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    (m. 1904; died 1941)​
ChildrenWilliam Guggenheim, Jr.
RelativesSee Guggenheim family

Guggenheim became a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1930.[1]

Personal life

William married Grace Brown on November 3, 1900, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The couple received fierce backlash from William's brother Daniel who disapproved of the match because Grace was a gentile and divorcée. In 1901 Grace filed for divorce in Chicago, Illinois, and was awarded $150,000 in alimony. William married a second time to Aimee Lillian Steinberger (1875–1957) on October 16, 1904. Their only son William Guggenheim, Jr. was born on July 25, 1907. Grace Brown later claimed in 1913 that her marriage to William hadn't been annulled in 1901, due to the fact neither she nor William were Illinois residents at the time of their divorce. If Brown's claims were valid, this would make William a bigamist and render his son illegitimate. The case was later dismissed since Brown had claimed she was a Illinois resident during the divorce.[2][3][4]

Later years

After years of marital strain, William separated from Aimee. William died on June 27, 1941, in Manhattan, New York, and was interred at Salem Fields Cemetery in the Guggenheim family plot.[5][6]

References
  1. "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. Appeals, New York (State) Court of (1910). New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs. New York: New York State Unified Court System.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. Williams, Gatenby (1934). William Guggenheim. New York: The Lone Voice Publishing Company.
  4. "15 May 1957, 87 - Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. "Wm. Guggenheim , Industrialist, Dies". The New York Times. June 28, 1941. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. French, Mary (January 28, 2011). "Salem Fields Cemetery". New York City Cemetery Project. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
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