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Pauline <I>Kohlsaat</I> Palmer

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Pauline Kohlsaat Palmer

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
7 Jul 1956 (aged 74)
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Section: WILLOWMERE Lot: 6 Space: 6
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Born and raised in Chicago, the daughter of a Chicago newspaper editor, and a leader in Illinois Republican politics, she married Potter Palmer II, the child of one of the leading families in Chicago, director of the First National Bank of Chicago and President of the Art Institute of Chicago. When he died in 1943, he left Pauline an estimated 4.5 million dollars. She donated many couture garments to the Chicago History Museum, by designers such as the Callot Sisters.

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Born and raised in Chicago, the daughter of a Chicago newspaper editor, and a leader in Illinois Republican politics, she married Potter Palmer II, the child of one of the leading families in Chicago, director of the First National Bank of Chicago and President of the Art Institute of Chicago. When he died in 1943, he left Pauline an estimated 4.5 million dollars. She donated many couture garments to the Chicago History Museum, by designers such as the Callot Sisters.

**Info provided by Sonia Sanchez**


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  • Created by: icedobe
  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85826577/pauline-palmer: accessed ), memorial page for Pauline Kohlsaat Palmer (10 Jun 1882–7 Jul 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85826577, citing Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by icedobe (contributor 46868126).