Philanthropist Graves & Memorials
170+ memorials
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
1757–1854 (age 97)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Co-founder and deputy director of New York's first private orphanage, now Graham Windham.
Sarah Franklin Bache
1743–1808 (age 65)
Christ Church, Philadelphia
Sarah Franklin Bache was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and an active patriot and philanthropist.
Thomas W. Emery
1798–1857 (age 59)
Spring Grove Cemetery
Thomas W. Emery was a prominent Cincinnati resident and philanthropist who lived from 1798 to 1857.
Sarah Harris Fayerweather
1812–1878 (age 66)
South Kingstown
Sarah Harris Fayerweather was an American philanthropist and women's education advocate.
Sarah Platt Doremus
1802–1877 (age 75)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Sarah Platt Doremus (1802-1877) was a prominent New York philanthropist and women's rights advocate.
Catherine Wolfe Clark
1838–1871 (age 33)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Catherine Wolfe Clark was a wealthy philanthropist and art collector from New York.
Peter Bent Brigham
1807–1877 (age 70)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Peter Bent Brigham was a philanthropist whose donations helped establish Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Johns Hopkins
1795–1873 (age 78)
Green Mount Cemetery
Johns Hopkins (1795-1873) was a Gambrills resident and philanthropist who lived 78 years.
Mary Telfair
1791–1875 (age 84)
Bonaventure Cemetery
Mary Telfair was an Augusta-based philanthropist and cultural patron who lived from 1791 to 1875.
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe
1828–1887 (age 59)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe (1828-1887) was a Manhattan philanthropist and art collector buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Caroline LeRoy
1797–1882 (age 85)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Caroline LeRoy (1797-1882) was a prominent New York City socialite and philanthropist.
Reuben R. Springer
1800–1884 (age 84)
New St. Joseph Cemetery
Reuben R. Springer was a Frankfort-based philanthropist and businessman known for his charitable contributions to cultur...
Adelicia Acklen
1817–1887 (age 70)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Adelicia Acklen was a wealthy Nashville philanthropist and plantation owner.
Mary Stuart White Meier-Smith
1829–1899 (age 70)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mary Stuart White Meier-Smith (1829-1899) was a prominent Boston-area socialite and philanthropist.
Florence Harkness Severance
1864–1895 (age 31)
Lake View Cemetery
Florence Harkness Severance was an American woman who lived from 1864 to 1895.
Enoch Pratt
1808–1896 (age 88)
Green Mount Cemetery
Enoch Pratt (1808-1896) was a Middleborough philanthropist and founder of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
John Lowell
1824–1897 (age 73)
Forest Hills Cemetery
John Lowell (1824-1897) was a Boston philanthropist and founder of the Lowell Institute.
Josephine Hoey
1822–1896 (age 74)
Kensico Cemetery
Josephine Hoey was a 19th-century philanthropist and social reformer from Liverpool.
Frances Wisebart Jacobs
1843–1892 (age 49)
Congregation Emanuel Cemetery
Frances Wisebart Jacobs (1843-1892) was a Jewish philanthropist and community leader in Harrodsburg.
Elizabeth Rockefeller Strong
1866–1906 (age 40)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American philanthropist and member of the prominent Rockefeller family known for her charitable work.
Josephine Louise Newcomb
1816–1901 (age 85)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Josephine Louise Newcomb was a Baltimore-born philanthropist who lived from 1816 to 1901 and was buried at Green-Wood Ce...
Matilda W. Bruce
1827–1908 (age 81)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Matilda W. Bruce (1827-1908) was an American philanthropist and social activist.
Flora Stone Mather
1852–1909 (age 57)
Lake View Cemetery
Flora Stone Mather (1852-1909) was a Cleveland philanthropist and cultural patron buried at Lake View Cemetery.
Lydia Moss Bradley
1816–1908 (age 92)
Springdale Cemetery
Lydia Moss Bradley (1816-1908) was a Vevay resident and philanthropist buried at Springdale Cemetery.
Jane Stanford
1828–1905 (age 77)
Stanford Mausoleum
Jane Stanford (1828-1905) was an Albany-born philanthropist and co-founder of Stanford University.
Caroline Phelps Stokes
1854–1909 (age 55)
Hillside Memorial Park
Caroline Phelps Stokes (1854-1909) was a New York City philanthropist and member of the prominent Phelps family.
Margaret Anderson Watts
1832–1905 (age 73)
Bellevue Cemetery
Margaret Anderson Watts (1832-1905) was a Danville-based philanthropist and social reformer.
Sarah Catherine Perry
1825–1904 (age 79)
Trinity Episcopal Cemetery
Sarah Catherine Perry (1825-1904) was a prominent society woman and community benefactor.
William Bayard Cutting Jr.
1878–1910 (age 32)
Green-Wood Cemetery
William Bayard Cutting Jr. (1878-1910) was a New York City socialite and philanthropist buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White
1853–1916 (age 63)
Washington National Cathedral
Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White was a prominent American socialite and philanthropist.
Robert Treat Paine
1835–1910 (age 75)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Robert Treat Paine (1835-1910) was a Boston philanthropist and social reformer.
Helen Reade Hamersley
1849–1911 (age 62)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Helen Reade Hamersley (1849-1911) was an American woman of social prominence and philanthropic interests.
Augustus D. Juilliard
1836–1919 (age 83)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Augustus D. Juilliard (1836-1919) was a philanthropist and arts patron buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
1839–1915 (age 76)
Lake View Cemetery
Laura Spelman Rockefeller (1839-1915) was a philanthropist and wife of John D. Rockefeller who supported educational and...
Mary Norton Caldwell
1853–1911 (age 58)
Cave Hill Cemetery
Mary Norton Caldwell was a wealthy philanthropist and socialite who lived from 1853 to 1911.
Phoebe Hearst
1842–1919 (age 77)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Phoebe Hearst was a prominent American philanthropist and socialite who supported education and cultural institutions th...
George W. Elkins
1858–1919 (age 61)
Laurel Hill Cemetery
George W. Elkins was a Philadelphia philanthropist and businessman who lived from 1858 to 1919.
Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage
1828–1918 (age 90)
Oakwood Cemetery
Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage was a prominent Syracuse philanthropist and wife of railroad magnate Russell Sage who lived ...
Mary Jesup Blair
1826–1914 (age 88)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Mary Jesup Blair was a prominent socialite and philanthropist of the 19th century who lived from 1826 to 1914.
Sarah Welford Peters
1856–1929 (age 73)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Sarah Welford Peters was a prominent New York socialite and philanthropist from 1856 to 1929.
Cornelia Sherman
1845–1920 (age 75)
Green-Wood Cemetery
Cornelia Sherman was an American socialite and philanthropist from a prominent Buffalo family.
Julia Cruger
1848–1920 (age 72)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Julia Cruger (1848-1920) was a Paris-based socialite and philanthropist.
Lillie Hitchcock Coit
1843–1929 (age 86)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Lillie Hitchcock Coit (1843-1929) was a San Francisco socialite and philanthropist known for her support of firefighters...
Anna M. Harkness
1837–1926 (age 89)
Lake View Cemetery
Anna M. Harkness (1837-1926) was an American philanthropist and wife of oil magnate Stephen V. Harkness.
Lydia Avery Coonley Ward
1845–1924 (age 79)
Graceland Cemetery
Lydia Avery Coonley Ward (1845-1924) was a Lynchburg-born American socialite and philanthropist known for her cultural p...
John Goucher
1845–1922 (age 77)
Druid Ridge Cemetery
John Goucher (1845-1922) was a Waynesboro native and philanthropist known for educational endeavors.
Delia Sears
1851–1924 (age 73)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Delia Sears (1851-1924) was a wealthy socialite and philanthropist of the Gilded Age.
Sophie Gooding Rose Meredith
1851–1928 (age 77)
Hollywood Cemetery
Sophie Gooding Rose Meredith (1851-1928) was a Baltimore-based socialite and philanthropist active in cultural and chari...
Ellen Martin Henrotin
1847–1922 (age 75)
Rosehill Cemetery
Ellen Martin Henrotin (1847-1922) was a Portland-based philanthropist and women's advocate.
Alice Houghton
1849–1920 (age 71)
Rosehill Cemetery
Alice Houghton (1849-1920) was a Montreal-based philanthropist and social reformer.