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Helen Taft <I>Manning</I> Hunter

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Helen Taft Manning Hunter

Birth
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
17 Oct 2013 (aged 92)
Haverford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Granddaughter of William Howard Taft and Helen Herron Taft.

The following is courtesy of Find-a-Grave contributor Lon Mason:

Helen Manning Hunter

Helen Manning Hunter, professor emeritus of economics and Mary Hale Chase professor emeritus of the social sciences at Bryn Mawr College, died Thursday October 17th at The Quadrangle in Haverford, Pennsylvania. She was 92 years old.

Mrs. Hunter was the daughter of Frederick Johnson Manning, history professor at Swarthmore and Helen Taft Manning, history professor and dean at Bryn Mawr. Mrs Hunter's grandfather, William Howard Taft, was the 27th President and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States. Helen Manning graduated from the Putney School and received her B.A. from Smith College in 1943. In 1945 she married Holland Hunter, professor of Economics at Haverford College. After obtaining her PhD from Radcliffe, Mrs. Hunter taught economics at Swarthmore and Bryn Mawr and directed summer programs at Haverford.

Mrs. Hunter is survived by her husband Holland Hunter, her children Timothy Hunter, Christine Hunter, and Ann Hunter, eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Saturday November 2nd at 11 am at St. Mary's Church in Ardmore followed by interment at the Haverford Friends Meeting. Instead of flowers, donations may be made to Doctors Without Borders. Chadwick & McKinney Funeral Home www.chadwickmckinney.com

Funeral Home
Chadwick & McKinney Funeral Home Inc.
30 East Athens Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003
610-642-6303
Published in Main Line Media News on Oct. 27, 2013
Granddaughter of William Howard Taft and Helen Herron Taft.

The following is courtesy of Find-a-Grave contributor Lon Mason:

Helen Manning Hunter

Helen Manning Hunter, professor emeritus of economics and Mary Hale Chase professor emeritus of the social sciences at Bryn Mawr College, died Thursday October 17th at The Quadrangle in Haverford, Pennsylvania. She was 92 years old.

Mrs. Hunter was the daughter of Frederick Johnson Manning, history professor at Swarthmore and Helen Taft Manning, history professor and dean at Bryn Mawr. Mrs Hunter's grandfather, William Howard Taft, was the 27th President and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States. Helen Manning graduated from the Putney School and received her B.A. from Smith College in 1943. In 1945 she married Holland Hunter, professor of Economics at Haverford College. After obtaining her PhD from Radcliffe, Mrs. Hunter taught economics at Swarthmore and Bryn Mawr and directed summer programs at Haverford.

Mrs. Hunter is survived by her husband Holland Hunter, her children Timothy Hunter, Christine Hunter, and Ann Hunter, eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Saturday November 2nd at 11 am at St. Mary's Church in Ardmore followed by interment at the Haverford Friends Meeting. Instead of flowers, donations may be made to Doctors Without Borders. Chadwick & McKinney Funeral Home www.chadwickmckinney.com

Funeral Home
Chadwick & McKinney Funeral Home Inc.
30 East Athens Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003
610-642-6303
Published in Main Line Media News on Oct. 27, 2013


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  • Added: Sep 14, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135913123/helen_taft-hunter: accessed ), memorial page for Helen Taft Manning Hunter (5 Oct 1921–17 Oct 2013), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135913123, citing New Haverford Friends Meeting Burial Ground, Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by HWA (contributor 46565033).