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Alva Belmont

Alva Erskine Smith

American suffragette and socialite (1853–1933).

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Sex or Gender

Female

Place of Burial

Woodlawn Cemetery

Image

Place of Birth

Mobile

Place of Death

Augerville-La-Rivière
Paris

Country of Citizenship

United States

Date of Birth

1/17/1853

Date of Death

1/26/1933

Instance Of

Human

Spouse

William Kissam Vanderbilt I
(4/20/1875 - 1895)
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 4/20/1875
End Time
: 1895
Oliver Belmont
(1896 - )
End Time
: unknown value
Series Ordinal
:2
Start Time
: 1896
Unnamed
: 1908

Given Name

Alva
Series Ordinal
:1
Erskine
Series Ordinal
:2

Child

William Kissam Vanderbilt II
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt

Notable Work

Marble House

Occupation

Socialite
Suffragist
Patron of the Arts
Political Activist

Owner Of

Marble House
Château D'Augerville
Brookholt
Beacon Towers

Family Name

Belmont

Member Of

National American Woman Suffrage Association
National Woman's Party

Sibling

Described by Source

Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States

Described at URL

https://documents.alexanderstreet.co ...

Father

Mother

Phoebe Desha

Birth Name

Alva Erskine Smith

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Field of Work

Art Patronage
Feminist Movement
Women's Rights
Suffrage
Activism

Work Location

New York City

Name in Native Language

Alva Belmont

Position Held

Chairperson
(1921 - 1933)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
National Woman's Party
Start Time
: 1921
End Time
: 1933
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