Mary Sibbet Copley
Mary Sibbet Copley (June 19, 1843 - June 9, 1929) was a philanthropist and charity worker.[1]
Biography
She was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania on June 19, 1843 to Josiah Copley. In 1867 she married William Thaw, Sr.[2][3] She died on June 9, 1929 of pneumonia.[4]
References
- ^ "Died". Time magazine. June 17, 1929. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,723734-2,00.html. Retrieved 2010-12-29. "Mrs. Mary Sibbet Copley Thaw, 90, of Pittsburgh, widow of steelman William Thaw, philanthropist, charity worker, mother of Harry K. Thaw, who, in 1906, killed Architect Stanford White; at "Oak Lawn," Pittsburgh. A daughter is Countess de Perigny (Margaret Carnegie Thaw)."
- ^ "Mary C. Thaw Dies; A Philanthropist; Mother of Harry K. Thaw Succumbs to Pneumonia in Her 87th Year. Lifetime Gifts $6,000,000. Widow of a Pittsburgher Who Figured Largely in Development of Pennsylvania Railroad. Her Father a Pioneer Editor". New York Times. June 10, 1929. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10A1FF73D5F10738DDDA90994DE405B898EF1D3. Retrieved 2010-10-09. "Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, philanthropist, head of one of Pittsburgh's most prominent families and mother of Harry Kendall Thaw, died at 5:20 A.M. today of pneumonia, after a few days' illness. She was within five days of her eighty seventh birthday."
- ^ "Mrs. Thaw, 86 Dead At Home In Pittsburgh. Mother of Harry K. Thaw, Widely Known For Many Philanthropies, Victim of Pneumonia". Associated Press in the Hartford Courant. June 10, 1929. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/825029812.html?dids=825029812:825029812&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+10,+1929&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Mrs.+Thaw,+86+Dead+At+Home+In+Pittsburgh&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-10-09. "Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, widow of William Thaw, Pittsburgh capitalist and mother of Harry K. Thaw, died at her home here today following a brief illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Thaw, who was widely known for her philanthropy was 86 years, old."
- ^ "Harry Thaws Mother Dies of Pneumonia". Associated Press. June 10, 1929. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HVctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6NcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6545,5487421&dq=thaw+whitney&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-12-29.