Cause of death Heart attack Siblings Madeleine Astor | Name Katherine Force Occupation Businesswoman | |
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Full Name Katherine Emmons Force Children Stephen Wolcott SpencerWilliam Hurlbut Force Spencer Died September 8, 1956, Paddington, London, United Kingdom Spouse Lorillard S. Spencer (m. 1922–1939) Parents William Hurlburt Force, Katherine Arvilla Talmadge Similar People Madeleine Astor, John Jacob Astor VI, John Jacob Astor IV | ||
Katherine Emmons Force Spencer (March 12, 1891 – September 8, 1956) was an American real estate investor and socialite. She was a member of the zoning board for Newport, Rhode Island.
Biography
Katherine Emmons Force was born on March 12, 1891 in Brooklyn, New York. She was the elder daughter of William Hurlbut Force and Katherine Arvilla Talmage. Her sister Madeleine (1893–1940) was the widow of Colonel John Jacob Astor IV (1864–1912) of the Astor family.
Force married Lorillard Suydam Spencer on December 6, 1922. Together they had two sons, Stephen Wolcott Spencer (April 22, 1925 – July 21, 2010) and William Hurlbut Force Spencer (June 13, 1927-October 3, 2013).
She died on September 8, 1956 of a heart attack at her cottage, Chasteullux, in Newport, Rhode Island.