Elizabeth Wharton Drexel

Elizabeth de la Poer Beresford, Baroness Decies (April 22, 1868 – June 13, 1944) was an American author, philanthropist, and Manhattan socialite.

The Right Honourable

The Lady Decies
A 1905 portrait of Drexel by Giovanni Boldini
Born
Elizabeth Wharton "Bessie" Drexel

(1868-04-22)April 22, 1868
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 1944(1944-06-13) (aged 76)
London, England
Burial placeDahlgren Chapel, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Spouses
(m. 1889; died 1899)
    (m. 1901; died 1929)
      (m. 1936; died 1944)
      Children
      • Joseph Drexel Dahlgren
      • John Vinton Dahlgren II
      Parents
      Relatives
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