Dorothy Danforth Compton
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BornJuly 30, 1895
Resting placeSt. Louis, Missouri
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
AlmamaterVassar College, 1917
Dorothy Danforth Compton | |
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| Born | July 30, 1895 |
| Died | May 19, 1974 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | St. Louis, Missouri Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Alma mater | Vassar College, 1917 |
| Known for | Trustee at Danforth Foundation and of College Careers of Westchester |
| Spouse | Randolph P. Compton |
| Parent | William H. Danforth |
Dorothy Danforth Compton (July 30, 1895 in St. Louis, Missouri – May 19, 1974 in Scarsdale, US) was an American philanthropist.[1]
Danforth Compton was the daughter of William H. Danforth, founder of the Ralston Purina Company and the Danforth Foundation, and Adda Bush Danforth.[2] She graduated from Vassar College in 1917.
In 1917, she married Randolph P. Compton, an investment banker at Kidder, Peabody & Company. Together, they had four children, of which one died from...?