Helen Swift Neilson (1869 – 18 June 1945) was an American writer and art collector.
Helen Swift Neilson | |
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| Born | 1869 |
| Died | 18 June 1945 (aged 76) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Edward Morris (spouse) Francis Neilson |
| Children | Edward Morris, Jr. Nelson Morris Ruth Morris Bakwin Muriel Morris Gardiner Buttinger |
| Father | Gustavus Franklin Swift |
| Family | Ira Nelson Morris (brother-in-law) Nelson Morris (father-in-law) |
Biography
editNeilson was the daughter of Annie Maria (née Higgins) and Gustavus Franklin Swift, founder of the meatpacking company Swift & Co. Her first husband was Edward Morris, son of Nelson Morris, the founder of Morris & Company, a competitor to her father.[1] They had four children: Edward Morris, Jr., Nelson Swift Morris, Ruth Morris Bakwin, and Muriel Morris Gardiner Buttinger.[1][2] In 1913, her husband died, and in 1917, she married British politician and writer Francis Neilson, with whom she founded the weekly paper The Freeman in 1920.[3]
She is perhaps best known for her book about her parents, titled My Father and My Mother.[4]
Neilson died in Chicago, Illinois. She bequeathed several notable paintings to the Metropolitan Museum of Art:
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Portrait of Janet Law, by Henry Raeburn -
Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Pechell (Charlotte Clavering, died 1841), by John Hoppner -
Portrait of Thomas Pechell (1753–1826), by John Hoppner
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References
edit- ^ a b Roth, Nelson (Spring 2008). "Nelson Morris and "The Yards"" (PDF). Chicago Jewish Historical Society.
- ^ "Nelson Morris Dies In N.Y. as He Leaves Ship". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1955.
- ^ In Memoriam: Helen Swift Neilson, The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 4, No. 4 (July 1945), pp. 511–513, on Jstor.
- ^ My Father and My Mother, The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., Chicago, 1937.
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