Joseph E. Widener
Joseph Early Widener | |
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1928 portrait by Oswald Birley | |
| Born | August 19, 1871 |
| Died | October 26, 1943 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, horseman, art collector, philanthropist |
| Spouse | Eleanor Holmes Pancoast |
| Children | Peter Arrell Browne Widener II Josephine "Fifi" Widener |
| Parent(s) | Peter A. B. Widener & Hannah Josephine Dunton |
Joseph Early Widener (August 19, 1871 – October 26, 1943) was an American Thoroughbred horse race owner, breeder, and racetrack owner. He raised seventy-nine stakes race winners, was president of Belmont Park racetrack, and owned Hialeah Park racetrack. He was a member of the wealthy Widener family and managed the family estate. He was an art collector who inherited and refined his father Peter Arrell Browne Widener's vast art collection displayed at their Lynnewood Hall estate. He donated over 2,000 works of art to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.