Adèle Cutts Douglas
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Born | December 27, 1835 ![]() |
Died | January 26, 1899 ![]() |
Spouse(s) | Stephen A. Douglas ![]() |
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Adèle Cutts Douglas (1835 – 1899) was an American salonière, and military wife.
Early life[]
Adèle Cutts Douglas was born in 1835 in Washington, D.C. She was the daughter of James Madison Cutts.[1] She studied with her great aunt, Dolly Madison,[2][3] and at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School.[4][5]
Career[]
In November 1856, she married Stephen A. Douglas.[2] She was instrumental in his 1860 presidential campaign.[4][3]
After the Civil War, she married Robert Williams, a Union officer from Virginia; they had six children.[2]
Death and legacy[]
Adèle Cutts Douglas died in 1899 in Washington, D.C. She is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[2]
References[]
- ^ Hayes, Marie Perpetua (1945). "Adele Cutts, Second Wife of Stephen A. Douglas". The Catholic Historical Review. 31 (2): 180–191. ISSN 0008-8080. JSTOR 25014547.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Douglas, Adele Cutts | House Divided". hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Adele Douglas". History of American Women. 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Douglas, Adèle Cutts (1835–1899) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Johannsen, Robert W. (2000). "Douglas, Adèle Cutts (1835-1899), Washington belle and hostess and wife of Stephen A. Douglas". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2001275. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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