Elizabeth Wharton Drexel - Second Marriage

Second Marriage

Elizabeth married Henry Symes Lehr (1869–1929), aka Harry Lehr in June 1901. The marriage was never consummated.

In 1915 the Lehrs were in Paris, and Elizabeth worked for the Red Cross. They remained in Paris after World War I, where they bought in 1923 the Hôtel de Canvoie at 52, rue des Saints-Pères in the VIIe arrondissement. Harry Lehr died on January 3, 1929 of a brain malady in Baltimore.

Read more about this topic:  Elizabeth Wharton Drexel

Famous quotes containing the word marriage:

    “For the marriage bed ordained by fate for men and women is stronger than an oath and guarded by Justice.”
    —Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)

    “The parent who loves his child dearly but asks for nothing in return might qualify as a saint, but he will not qualify as a parent. For a child who can claim love without meeting any of the obligations of love will be a self-centered child and many such children have grown up in our time to become petulant lovers and sullen marriage partners because the promise of unconditional love has not been fulfilled.”
    —Selma H. Fraiberg (20th century)