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Edward S. Harkness

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By Unknown - Thomas J. Watson Library Catalogue], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40501816

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Edward Stephen Harkness
Birthdate:	January 22, 1874
Birthplace:	Cleveland, Cayahoga Co., OH
Death:	January 29, 1940 (66) New York City, N.Y.
Immediate Family:	Son of Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness and Anna Marie Harkness Husband of Mary Emma Harkness Brother of Charles William Harkness and Florence Severance Half brother of Isabella Harkness; David Harkness and Lamon Vanderburgh Harkness
Occupation:	Philanthropist

Managed by:	Kathleen Fontaine Macdonald
Last Updated:	May 3, 2022

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Edward S. Harkness in The Wilmington Morning Star - Jan 30 1940

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Edward S. Harkness in The Gazette - Jan 30 1940

Edward S. Harkness in Toledo Blade - Feb 8 1940

Edward S. Harkness in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jan 30 1940

Edward S. Harkness in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Feb 7 1940

Edward S. Harkness in Reading Eagle - Feb 6 1940

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Edward S. Harkness in The Meriden Daily Journal - Jan 30 1940

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Immediate Family

Mary Emma Harkness

wife
Anna Marie Harkness

mother
By James Harrison Kennedy - A History of Cleveland, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22779838

Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness

father
By Unknown - Exercises at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Memorial Quadrangle at Yale University, 1919, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28363824

Charles William Harkness

brother
Florence Severance

sister
Laura Harkness

stepmother
Isabella Harkness

half sister
David Harkness

half brother
By Unknown - Internet, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29025231

Lamon Vanderburgh Harkness

half brother

About Edward S. Harkness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Stephen_Harkness

Edward Stephen Harkness (January 22, 1874 – January 29, 1940) was an American philanthropist.

In 1918, Harkness was ranked the 6th-richest person in the United States by Forbes magazine's first "Rich List", behind John D. Rockefeller, Henry Clay Frick, Andrew Carnegie, George Fisher Baker, and William Rockefeller.

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Edward S. Harkness's Timeline

1874	January 22, 1874	Birth of Edward S. Harkness Cleveland, Cayahoga Co., OH
1940	January 29, 1940 Age 66	Death of Edward S. Harkness at New York City, N.Y. New York City, N.Y.

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