Anna Thompson Dodge
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Anna Thompson Dodge was one of the richest women in the world at the time of her death.
died), she became a substantial owner of Dodge. She and John's widow Matilda sold the company in 1926 for US $146 million to Dillon, Read & Co.
, at the time, the largest cash transaction in history
In 1926 Thompson married actor Hugh Dillman after the death of Dodge. Dillman had previously been married to Marjorie Rambeau
. She divorced Dillman in 1947.
Anna Thompson died died on June 2, 1970 at her home, "Rose Terrace", in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
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Biography
She was born on August 7, 1871 in Dundee, Scotland as Anna Thompson. In 1896 she married Horace Elgin Dodge, Sr., of Dodge Brothers Company . The couple had a son, Horace Elgin Dodge, Jr., and a daughter, Delphine Dodge. After her husband died (only 11 months after his brother and Dodge-cofounder John Francis DodgeJohn Francis Dodge
John Francis Dodge was an American automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company.-Biography:...
died), she became a substantial owner of Dodge. She and John's widow Matilda sold the company in 1926 for US $146 million to Dillon, Read & Co.
Dillon, Read & Co.
Dillon, Read & Co. was a prominent American investment bank from the 1920s into the 1960s.-Origins:Dillon Read traces its roots to 1832 with the founding of the Wall Street brokerage firm Carpenter & Vermilye. This firm was succeeded by Read & Company in which chief principal was William A. Read. ...
, at the time, the largest cash transaction in history
In 1926 Thompson married actor Hugh Dillman after the death of Dodge. Dillman had previously been married to Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Rambeau was born in San Francisco, California to Marcel Rambeau and Lilian Garlinda Kindelberger. Her parents split up when she was a girl. She and her mother went to Nome, Alaska where young Marjorie dressed as a boy, sang and...
. She divorced Dillman in 1947.
Anna Thompson died died on June 2, 1970 at her home, "Rose Terrace", in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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