Marion duPont Scott (May 3, 1894 – September 4, 1983) was a philanthropist, and a thoroughbred horsebreeder who operated a racing stable for both flat and steeplechase racing. She was the last private owner of Montpelier, the mansion and land estate of fo
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Lammot du Pont II (October 12, 1880 – June 24, 1952) was an American businessman who was the head of the du Pont family's E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company for 22 years.
Continue reading >>Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justiceof the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932.
Continue reading >>Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, professor, lecturer, and author. Regarded by his peers as one of the best writers of the 19th century, he is considered a member of theFireside Poets.
Continue reading >>Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott (/ˈkwɪnzi/; May 10, 1747 – February 3, 1830) was an American hostess, the daughter of Justice Edmund Quincy of Braintree and Boston.[1] Her aunt, also named Dorothy Quincy, was the subject of Oliver Wendell Holmes' p
Continue reading >>Edmund Quincy /ˈkwɪnzi/ was a prominent Boston merchant during much of the 18th century.
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