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Jane Norton Grew (September 30, 1868 – August 14, 1925), known upon her marriage as Mrs. J. P. Morgan Jr., was an American socialite, art collector, and dilettante horticulturalist.
Jane Norton Grew (September 30, 1868 – August 14, 1925), known upon her marriage as Mrs. J. P. Morgan Jr., was an American socialite, art collector, and dilettante horticulturalist.
Jane Norton Grew Morgan was the wife of J.P. Morgan, son of the banker and railroad owner J. Pierpont Morgan, who once referred to her as "cold roast Boston." With her husband, she lived for some years in London, where she was presented to Queen Victoria only a few years after that privilege was opened to non-aristocrats.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Jane Norton Grew (1868–1925) of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
The Boston-born Jane "Jessie" Norton Grew married J. P. Morgan, Jr., in 1890. Sargent painted her portrait in 1904-5 in London, where the Morgans had lived since 1898. Jessie Morgan noted in her scrapbook that Sargent "thinks it the best work he has done this year.
No one knew how to cure encephalitis lethargica (sleeping sickness) two years ago when Mrs. Jane Norton Grew Morgan, wife of John Pierpont Morgan contracted the disease.
Dec 6, 2023 · Jane Norton Morgan formerly Grew. Born 30 Sep 1868 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of Henry Sturgis Grew and Jane Norton (Wigglesworth) Grew. Sister of Henry Sturgis Grew, Edward Wigglesworth Grew, Elizabeth Surgis Grew, Henrietta Marian (Grew) Crosby and Robert Sturgis Grew.
