Jeanne de Rham explained

Jeanne de Rham ( King; 1892 – December 24, 1965) was an American politician and philanthropist.

Early life

She was one of four surviving children of Mary Elizabeth (Lyon) King (b. 1856)[1] and David Hazlitt King Jr. (1850–1916),[2] a real estate developer and construction engineer who supervised the construction of the Statute of Liberty. Among her siblings were Van Rensselaer Choate King,[3] [4] Ruth King (who married Baron de Villiers du Terrage),[5] [6] [7] Dorothy King (wife of Stanley Griswold Flagg).[8]

Her father built a cottage on Jekyll Island in 1897 known as Chichota.[9] The unique cottage was "a single-storied, Italian Renaissance house surrounding a central courtyard, complete with a swimming pool fed by an artesian well. After the property was severely damaged in 1898 during one of the worst hurricanes in Jekyll Island history, King sold Chichota to Edwin Gould just three years after construction."[10]

Career

After World War I, de Rham helped to organize the Dugout, an organization that assisted disabled combat veterans earn a livelihood by teaching them new skills and restoring old skills.

After establishing a home known as J.D.R. Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in the 1930s, where she relocated part-time because of ill health, she began raising "prize beef cattle". In addition she served as a Republican State Committeewoman in Wyoming for twenty years.

Art collection

De Rham bequeathed a portrait of Mrs. Ralph Izard (Alice De Lancey), by Thomas Gainsborough, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in memory of her father.[11] Her father had acquired the portrait in from Dr. Robert Watts, the sitter's great-grandson.[12]

Personal life

On April 12, 1918, she was married to Lt. Charles de Rham III (1888–1918) at the Long Island Hotel in Riverhead by Chaplain Duncan H. Brown of the 305th Infantry.[13] Charles, who was then stationed at Camp Upton, was a son of Charles de Rham Jr. and Emily Hone (Foster) de Rham.[14] He was a grandson of Charles de Rham and great-grandson of Henry Casimir de Rham, a Swiss merchant and diplomat who was appointed one of the first two Swiss consuls to the U.S. in 1822.[15] Sadly, they were only married a few months before his death in combat in France during World War I.[16] At the time of her death, she lived at 36 East 72nd Street.

After a brief illness, de Rham died at New York Hospital on December 24, 1965.[17]

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  1. Book: of 1901 . Harvard College (1780-) Class . Secretary's Fourth Report . 1916 . Crimson Printing Company . 255 . 8 June 2023 . en.
  2. News: DAVID H. KING, JR., DEAD.; Builder of Madison Square Garden Was Ex-Park Head. . 8 June 2023 . . 21 April 1916.
  3. Web site: Van Rensselaer C. King . valor.militarytimes.com . Sightline Media Group . 8 June 2023 . en.
  4. News: COL. V.R.C. KING A VICTIM.; Sister Here Notified of New Yorker's Death in Quake at Kobe. . 8 June 2023 . . 10 March 1927.
  5. News: BARON DU TERRAGE MARRIES RUTH KING; Lieutenant of French Dragoons Weds Daughter of Late Mr. and Mrs. David H. King, Jr. MGR. LAVELLE OFFICIATES Ceremony in Bride's Home--Bridegroom Was Made Chevalier of Legion of Honor on Battlefield. . 8 June 2023 . . 5 November 1920.
  6. News: MRS. DE RHAM HOSTESS.; Gives Large Dinner for Sister, the Baroness du Terrage. . 8 June 2023 . . 5 December 1928.
  7. News: DE VILLIERS SUED BY WIFE.; Nature of Actton Against Baron Withheld-Complaint Dropped. . 8 June 2023 . . 28 March 1930.
  8. News: STANLEY. G. FLAGG WEDS DOROTHY KING; Bridesmaids Gowned Alike in Blue Satin at Nuptials of David King, Jr,'s, Daughter. IN ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S Ceremony Followed by Reception in Annex of Metropolitan Club -- The Bridal Party and Guests. . 8 June 2023 . . 1 February 1912.
  9. Book: McCash . June Hall . The Jekyll Island Cottage Colony . 1998 . . 978-0-8203-1928-5 . 158 . 8 June 2023 . en.
  10. Web site: Chichota Courtyard Rehabilitation . www.jekyllislandfoundation.org . . 9 June 2023 . 24 September 2021.
  11. Web site: Mrs. Ralph Izard (Alice De Lancey, 1746/47–1832) . www.metmuseum.org . . 8 June 2023.
  12. Web site: Thomas Gainsborough Mrs. Ralph Izard (Alice De Lancey, 1746/47–1832) . www.metmuseum.org . . 9 June 2023 . en.
  13. News: MISS JEANNE KING A BRIDE.; Sister of Col. Van R.C. King Weds Lieut. Charles de Rham, Jr. . 8 June 2023 . . 13 April 1918.
  14. News: MISS KING TO WED LIEUT. C.DE RHAM, JR.; Sister of Lieut. Col. Van R.C. King Betrothed to Officer at Camp Upton. BROTHER ALSO TO MARRY Col. King Engaged to Mrs. Jewell Minturn--Troth of Lady Cutting and Geoffrey Scott. . 8 June 2023 . . 5 April 1918.
  15. Web site: Junold . Louis J. . 1926 . History of the Swiss Consulate of New York . . 3.
  16. News: DIED -- DE RHAM . 7 June 2023 . . 31 October 1918.
  17. News: Mrs. Charles de Rham, 74, Dies; Was Active in Charities Here . 7 June 2023 . . 26 December 1965.

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