Benjamin Welles

Benjamin Welles
Benjamin Welles
Born	Benjamin Sumner Welles, Jr.; January 11, 1857; Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 24, 1935 (aged 78); New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
Alma mater	Harvard College; Columbia Law School
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Frances Wyeth Swan; (m. 1886; died 1911)
Children	Emily Frances Welles; Sumner Welles
Relatives	Abraham Schermerhorn (grandfather); John Jacob Astor IV (cousin); Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (aunt)

Benjamin Sumner Welles, Jr. (January 11, 1857 – December 24, 1935) was an American philanthropist who was a descendant of many prominent Colonial families.

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