Margaret Amory

Heiress, Socialite, Philanthropist, daughter of the Isaac Emerson and Emelie Askew, her father founded the Emerson Drug Co., makers of Bromo-Seltzer. in 1902 she married Dr. Smith Hollis McKim, they were divorced in 1909. she then married Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt on December 17, 1911. they had two sons, Alfred Gwynne II, and George Washington. On May 7th 1915 tragedy struck, the Lusitania was struck by a torpedo and sank, her husband Alfred was on board, his body was never recovered. Margaret remarried again, this time to Director of the United States Mint on June 12, 1918. Gloria Mary Baker was born June 6, 1920. During World War II she went overseas with the American Red Cross and received a citation for her services. In 1928 the couple divorced. Margarets final marriage was to Charles Minot Amory on October 14, 1928, this marriage did not last and they divorced in 1934, Margaret resumed using her maiden name. Margaret was inducted into the United States Croquet Hall of Fame in 1979.