Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, philanthropist, head of one of Pittsburgh's most prominent families, died at 5:20 a.m. of pneumonia, after a few days' illness. She was within five days of her eighty-seventh birthday.
She was the daughter of Josiah Copley, a pioneer editor, and the widow of a Pittsburgher who figured largely in the development of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Her lifetime philanthropic gifts totaled $6,000,000. She donated the marble reredos, with mosaic angels, in Henry Hobson Richardson's Emmanuel Episcopal Church, on the North Side of Pittsburgh, in memory of her husband.
Information from June 10, 1929, New York Times. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
She was the daughter of Josiah Copley, a pioneer editor, and the widow of a Pittsburgher who figured largely in the development of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Her lifetime philanthropic gifts totaled $6,000,000. She donated the marble reredos, with mosaic angels, in Henry Hobson Richardson's Emmanuel Episcopal Church, on the North Side of Pittsburgh, in memory of her husband.
Information from June 10, 1929, New York Times. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, philanthropist, head of one of Pittsburgh's most prominent families, died at 5:20 a.m. of pneumonia, after a few days' illness. She was within five days of her eighty-seventh birthday.
She was the daughter of Josiah Copley, a pioneer editor, and the widow of a Pittsburgher who figured largely in the development of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Her lifetime philanthropic gifts totaled $6,000,000. She donated the marble reredos, with mosaic angels, in Henry Hobson Richardson's Emmanuel Episcopal Church, on the North Side of Pittsburgh, in memory of her husband.
Information from June 10, 1929, New York Times. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
She was the daughter of Josiah Copley, a pioneer editor, and the widow of a Pittsburgher who figured largely in the development of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Her lifetime philanthropic gifts totaled $6,000,000. She donated the marble reredos, with mosaic angels, in Henry Hobson Richardson's Emmanuel Episcopal Church, on the North Side of Pittsburgh, in memory of her husband.
Information from June 10, 1929, New York Times. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
Family Members
Siblings
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
