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Candace <I>Thurber</I> Wheeler

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Candace Thurber Wheeler

Birth
Delhi, Delaware County, New York, USA
Death
5 Aug 1923 (aged 96)
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Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Abner and Lucy Dunham Thurber. She married Thomas Mason Wheeler in 1844. She founded the Society of Decorative Art in New York. Served as the interior decorator of the Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Often credited as the mother of interior design.
Daughter of Abner and Lucy Dunham Thurber. She married Thomas Mason Wheeler in 1844. She founded the Society of Decorative Art in New York. Served as the interior decorator of the Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Often credited as the mother of interior design.

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Candace Thurber Wheeler, wife of Thomas Mason Wheeler, born Mar. 24, 1827, died Aug. 5, 1923.

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  • Created by: DMC
  • Added: Sep 17, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76668563/candace-wheeler: accessed ), memorial page for Candace Thurber Wheeler (24 Mar 1827–5 Aug 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76668563, citing Prospect Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA; Maintained by DMC (contributor 47184694).