She was the daughter of Josiah Copley, a pioneer editor, and the widow of a Pittsburgher who figured largely in the development of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Her lifetime philanthropic gifts totaled $6,000,000. She donated the marble reredos, with mosaic angels, in Henry Hobson Richardson's Emmanuel Episcopal Church, on the North Side of Pittsburgh, in memory of her husband.
Information from June 10, 1929, New York Times. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
She was the daughter of Josiah Copley, a pioneer editor, and the widow of a Pittsburgher who figured largely in the development of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Her lifetime philanthropic gifts totaled $6,000,000. She donated the marble reredos, with mosaic angels, in Henry Hobson Richardson's Emmanuel Episcopal Church, on the North Side of Pittsburgh, in memory of her husband.
Information from June 10, 1929, New York Times. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
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