Ward McAllister
American socialite (1827–1895) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American actor, see Ward McAllister (actor).
Samuel Ward McAllister (December 28, 1827 – January 31, 1895) was a popular arbiter of social taste in the Gilded Age of America, widely accepted as the authority to which families could be classified as the cream of New York society (The Four Hundred). His listings were questioned by those excluded from them, and his self-aggrandizement motivation was noted.
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Ward McAllister | |
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Born | Samuel Ward McAllister December 28, 1827 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | January 31, 1895(1895-01-31) (aged 67) New York City, U.S. |
Spouse |
Sarah Taintor Gibbons
(m. 1853) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Matthew Hall McAllister Louisa Charlotte Cutler |
Relatives | Samuel Ward (uncle) Julia Ward Howe (cousin) Samuel Cutler Ward (cousin) Benjamin Clark Cutler (grandfather) |
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