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Roebling, Emily Warren
Portrait of Emily Warren Roebling, oil on canvas by Carolus-Duran, 1896; in the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.
Emily Warren Roebling
American socialite, builder, and businesswoman
Quick Facts
- Born:
- September 23, 1843, Cold Spring, New York, U.S.
- Died:
- February 28, 1903, Trenton, New Jersey (aged 59)
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Washington Augustus Roebling
Emily Warren Roebling (born September 23, 1843, Cold Spring, New York, U.S.—died February 28, 1903, Trenton, New Jersey) was an American socialite, builder, and businesswoman who was largely responsible for guiding construction of the Brooklyn Bridge (1869–83) throughout the debilitating illness of its chief engineer, her husband, Washington Augustus Roebling; he had taken charge of the project after the death of the bridge’s principal designer, his father, John Augustus Roebling. Emily Warren was born in upstate New York to a socially prominent family that traced its roots to the Mayflower. Her father, Sylvanus Warren, was a state assemblyman and town ...(100 of 536 words)