Margaret Frances Andrews (1894 – November 2, 1945) was a Newport, Rhode Island, socialite and prize-winning show dog breeder.[1]
Biography
She was born in 1894 to Paul A. Andrews in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1915 she married Morgan Belmont (1892–1953), the son of August Belmont, at her parents' home, Rockry Hall. "The occasion marked the union of members of two of the oldest families in Newport's social history, and a representative gathering of the Summer colony was present. Owing to the bride's family being in mourning, the number of guests was limited to 150."[2][3] Her daughter, Margaret Andrews Morgan Belmont, was born in August 1917.[4] Margaret Frances Andrews died on November 2, 1945.[1]
Andrews had a small role in the film Way Down East (1920) where she was credited as Mrs. Morgan Belmont.
^"Newport Plans"(PDF). New York Times. August 8, 1915. Retrieved August 28, 2009. The marriage of Miss Margaret Frances Andrews, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Andrews, and Morgan Belmont, youngest son of August Belmont, will be celebrated a week from today at the residence of the bride's parents. Rockry Hall.
^"Daughter of the Morgan Belmonts Christened Margaret Andrews". New York Times. August 20, 1917. Retrieved September 11, 2009. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Belmont w as christened Margaret Andrews Morgan, after her mother, this afternoon by the Rev. James T. Ward, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Miss Hannah Randolph of Philadelphia, one
