Portrait of Mrs. Frederick Sharon (1901). Julian Russell Story (American, 1850-1919). Oil on panel.L
Portrait of Mrs. Frederick Sharon (1901). Julian Russell Story (American, 1850-1919). Oil on panel.Louise Tevis Breckinridge Sharon was the daughter of Lloyd Tevis, president of Wells Fargo and one of the richest men in California. Tevis was assessed by the state of California as having a fortune worth $1,590,000 in 1880. Louise married John Witherspoon Breckenridge, son of Vice President, Presidential candidate, and Confederate General John C. Breckinridge, c. 1878. Their marriage ended in divorce and she married secondly Frederick W. Sharon, son of Senator William Sharon, one of California’s very richest men. By 1880, the state of California assessed his personal fortune at $4,470,000. Louise and Frederick were married at Sharon’s 55,360 square foot palatial estate ‘Belmont’ in 1884. -- source link
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