Henrietta Louise Cromwell

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A photograph (taken in 1911) of Henrietta Louise Cromwell Brooks, a wealthy heiress and prominent Washington D.C. socialite, at the age of twenty-one. She was married and divorced four times. One of her husbands was actor Lionel Atwill. Another was the young General Douglas MacArthur (in 1922). They divorced 7 years later. She passed away in 1965 at the age of 75.

Henrietta Louise Cromwell Brooks (c. 1890 - May 30, 1965) was an American socialite and the first wife of General Douglas MacArthur. Brooks, who was \"considered one of Washington's most beautiful and attractive young women,\"[1] made her debut in Washington DC in 1910.

Her mother, Eva Roberts Cromwell, married the businessman Edward T. Stotesbury after the death of her first husband, Louise's father, Oliver Eaton Cromwell of Philadelphia. Louise's brother was James H. R. Cromwell, the American diplomat and husband to Doris Duke.

Louise Cromwell was married to Walter J. Brooks, Jr. in 1911. They divorced in 1919. She married MacArthur in 1922. That marriage ended in 1929. She next married the actor Lionel Atwill, whom she divorced in 1943. In 1944 she married Alf Heiberg. That marriage also ended in divorce.

According to Time Magazine, a 1922 press report claimed that General John J. Pershing threatened to send General MacArthur to the Philippines if Louise married MacArthur.[2]. William Manchester in his biography of Gen.Douglas MacArthur (Douglas MacArthur, American Caeser) has stated that Gen. Pershing summarily transferred MacArthur from West Point Military Academy where was holding the Superintendent's post to Philippines because he (Gen. Pershing) was himself interested in Mrs. Brooks. After the marriage with Douglas Macarthur the new Mrs. MacArthur herself told reporters that she her husband were being exiled to Philippines by Gen. Pershing From her marriage to Walter Brooks she had two children i.e a son and a daughter. Brooks died of a heart attack in Washington DC at the age of 75.

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42911505 Henrietta Louise Cromwell Brooks MacArthur Atwill Heiberg

Birth: 1890 Death: May 30, 1965 Washington District of Columbia District Of Columbia, USA

Stepdaugther of Edward T. Stotesbury Sister-in-law to Doris Duke 1st Wife of Douglas MacArthur 3rd wife of Lionel Atwill

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Parents:

 Oliver Eaton Cromwell (1858 - 1909)

 Eva Bishop Roberts Cromwell Stotesbury (1865 - 1946)

Spouses:

 Walter John Brooks (1885 - 1966)

 Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964)

 Lionel Atwill (1885 - 1946)

Children:

 Walter Booth Brooks (1914 - 1981)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Oak Woods Cemetery Chicago Cook County Illinois, USA Plot: Buried next to mother

Maintained by: Diane Elsasser Snider Originally Created by: P Fazzini Record added: Oct 10, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42911505

Henrietta Louise Cromwell was an American socialite whose four marriages included seven years as the first wife of General Douglas MacArthur. She was "considered one of Washington's most beautiful and attractive young women".

Biography She was born around 1890 to Eva Roberts Cromwell and Oliver Eaton Cromwell. Her brother was James H. R. Cromwell, the American diplomat and first husband of Doris Duke. After her father's death her mother married Edward T. Stotesbury.

She made her debut in Washington, DC in 1910.

In 1911 she married Walter Booth Brooks, Jr.. They had two children, a son and a daughter. Brooks and Cromwell divorced in 1919.

She then married General Douglas MacArthur in 1922 and she claimed that General John J. Pershing wanted to marry her and had threatened to send MacArthur to the Philippines if they married. Pershing said the allegation was "all damn poppycock". That marriage ended in 1929.

She next married the actor Lionel Atwill, whom she divorced in 1943. In 1944 she married Alf Heiberg. That marriage also ended in divorce.

Brooks died of a heart attack in Washington, DC at the age of 75.

Legacy William Manchester, in his biography of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, entitled American Caesar, stated General Pershing summarily transferred MacArthur from the United States Military Academy where he was holding the Superintendent's post to the Philippines because he (Gen. Pershing) was himself interested in Mrs. Brooks.

Stepdaugther of Edward T. Stotesbury Sister-in-law to Doris Duke Wife of Douglas MacArthur Wife of Walter Brooks, Jr. Wife of Lionel Atwill Wife of Alf Heiberg

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