Manning, Mary Margaretta Fryer (1844-1928) Also known as: Manning, Mary Margaret Fryer

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World's Fair: Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904)

Daughters of the American Revolution

Jane Addams to Mary Marguerite Manning, October 28, 1905

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Birth Date

1844

Death Date

1928-07-19

Birthplace

Albany, NY

Biographical Text

Mary Margaretta Manning, who often went by "Mrs. Daniel Manning," was the fourth president of the Daughters of the American Revolution from 1898-1901. She was later appointed its honorary vice president. In 1900, she was appointed by President McKinley to be a commissioner to the Paris Exposition. In 1903, Manning was elected President of the Board of Lady Managers of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. She was also awarded the Legion of Honor for creating a hospital corps of women during the Spanish-American War.

Manning married Daniel Manning, Secretary of Treasury under President Cleveland, in 1884. She died in 1928.

Occupation

Commissioner

President

Source

Picture: Mrs. Daniel Manning, St. Louis Public Library Digital Collections

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Lichon, Sara Catherine

Sciancalepore, Victoria

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1905

Bibliography and Links

"Mrs. Daniel Manning Dies at Albany Home," Democrat and Chronicle. July 20, 1928. p. 1.

Find a Grave

Lockwood, Mary Smith. Historic Homes in Washington: Its noted men and women and a century in the White House. New York, NY: Belford Company, 1889. p. 143.

Mary Margaret Fryer Manning, Women of America, American History and Genealogy Project

Mrs Daniel Monning, 1910 United States Federal Census

The World To-day: A Monthly Record of Human Progress, Vol. 6, 1904, p. 261

Woman's Who's who of America, Vol. 1, 1914, p. 537

Citation

“Manning, Mary Margaretta Fryer (1844-1928),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/1562.