Maria Engracia Freyer

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GovernorFrank Freyer
BornMaria Engracia Critcher
(1888-04-02)April 2, 1888
Died1969 (aged 8081)
Maria Engracia Freyer
First Lady of Guam
In role
November 5, 1910  January 21, 1911
GovernorFrank Freyer
Personal details
BornMaria Engracia Critcher
(1888-04-02)April 2, 1888
Died1969 (aged 8081)
SpouseFrank Freyer
Children3
OccupationFirst Lady of Guam, Art collector
Other namesMaria Engracia Critcher Freyer, Maria E. Freyer, Maria Freyer, Madam, Engracia, Mrs. Frank Barrows Freyer, Mrs. Frank B. Freyer

Maria Engracia Freyer was an American First Lady of Guam and an art collector.

On April 2, 1888, Freyer was born as Maria Engracia Critcher in San Francisco, California. Freyer's father was John Critcher. Freyer's mother was Henriquetta Brent (née Callagha) Critcher.[1]

Career

In 1910, when Frank Freyer was appointed the Naval Governor of Guam, Freyer became the First Lady of Guam on November 5, 1910, until January 21, 1911.[2]

In 1920s, Freyer became involved in human and animal rights in Peru. Freyer became an art collector. Freyer owned "Madonna and Child with Bird", by artist Ignacio Chacón of Cuzco, Peru.[3]

In 1927, Freyer presented a talk on Peruvian women at the Woman's Universal Alliance Conference in Washington, D.C.[4]

In October 1939, Colonial Peruvian art pieces of Freyer's art collection were exhibited at the Pan American Union.[5]

Awards

  • The Order of the Sun. Presented by Peru.[3]

Personal life

References

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