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Post, Marjorie Merriweather, 1887-1973

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: Birth - Death
  • Existence: Married - Divorced

Biography

Hieress to the Postum Cereal Company (now known as General Foods Corporation). Married to E.F. Hutton from 1920-1935, Post was considered to be the wealthiest woman in the United States in the early 20th century. Owner of residences Hogarcito and Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, and Hillwood in Washington D.C.

Occupations

Places

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

17 Golfview Road - Hogarcito

 File
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Property File Collection houses over 3,000 property files that document vital information about the built environment of Palm Beach. The collection is arranged by address and contains brochures, photographs, newspaper articles, historic designaton reports, and other relevant property information. All files can be scanned upon request, although a majority are already digitized.

Dates: circa 1920s-2024

1100 South Ocean, Mar-a-Lago, 1928 - 2018, bulk: 1972 - 2005

 File
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Property File Collection houses over 3,000 property files that document vital information about the built environment of Palm Beach. The collection is arranged by address and contains brochures, photographs, newspaper articles, historic designaton reports, and other relevant property information. All files can be scanned upon request, although a majority are already digitized.

Dates: 1928 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1972 - 2005