First Marriage
Elizabeth married John Vinton Dahlgren I (1869–1899) on June 29, 1889. They had a son, John Vinton Dahlgren II (1892–1964). John was the son of Admiral John Adolph Dahlgren (1809–1870). During this marriage she made generous donations to Roman Catholic charities and to Georgetown University, Washington DC, who asked for her portrait, which was painted in 1899 by the Swiss-born American artist Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862–1947).
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