Arabella Huntington

Arabella Huntington
Arabella Huntington
Portrait of Huntington, circa 1870
Born
Arabella Duval Yarrington

c. 1850/1851
Died(1924-09-16)September 16, 1924 (age 72–74)
Burial placeHuntington Library's Mausoleum
Other namesArabella Duval Yarrington "Bell" Huntington
OccupationPhilanthropist
Known forSecond wife of Collis P. Huntington, and second wife of Henry E. Huntington
Spouses
(m. 1884; died 1900)
(m. 1913)
ChildrenArcher Milton Huntington (son)
RelativesAnna Hyatt Huntington (daughter-in-law)

Arabella Duval Huntington (née Yarrington; c. 1850/1851 – September 16, 1924) was an American philanthropist and once known as the richest woman in the country as a result of inheritances she received upon the deaths of her husbands. She was the force behind the art collection that is housed at the Huntington Library in California.

She was the second wife of Collis P. Huntington, an American railway tycoon and industrialist. After his death, she married his nephew, Henry E. Huntington, also a railway magnate, and founder of the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, in San Marino, California.


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