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Fast Facts
Full Name:
Linda Lee Thomas
Birth date:
November 17, 1883
Death date:
May 20, 1954 (age 70)
Background
Linda Lee Thomas was born on November 17, 1883. She was born Linda Belle Lee into the illustrious Virginian Lee family. William Paca Lee, a banker in Louisville, was her father, and Lily Lee (née Hill), was her mother.
Edward Russell Thomas, the proprietor of the “New York Morning Telegraph” and the son of Union Army officer Samuel Thomas, was introduced to her by friends. On June 29, 1901, they tied the knot in Newport, Rhode Island when she was 17. They had a luxurious lifestyle, owning homes in Manhattan, Palm Beach, and Newport. On October 26, 1912, they got a divorce, allegedly as a result of his maltreatment. Thomas and Cole Porter, who became her second husband first came into contact at the marriage of Henry Potter Russell to heiress Ethel Borden Harriman, the daughter of railroad and investment banking billionaire J. Borden Harriman and his wife, Florence “Daisy” Hurst, on January 30, 1918, at the Hôtel Ritz Paris. On December 18, 1919, Lee Thomas and Porter were wed in the 8ème arrondissement of Paris’ city hall. The Porters lived at 13 rue Monsieur, a home next door to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin with a gard
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Linda Lee Thomas
Wife of Cole Porter (1883–1954)
Linda Lee Thomas (November 17, 1883 – May 20, 1954) was an American socialite and the wife of musical theatre composer Cole Porter.
First marriage
[edit]She was born Linda Belle Lee to the prominent Lee family of Virginia. Her father was Louisville banker William Paca Lee and her mother Lily Lee (née Hill). Friends introduced her to Edward Russell Thomas, a son of Union Army general Samuel Thomas and owner of the New York Morning Telegraph (and who later became the first American to kill someone in a car accident) [citation needed]. They married on June 29, 1901, at Newport, Rhode Island. She was 17. They lived a life of luxury, with houses in Palm Beach, Manhattan, and Newport. It was said that her favorite "department store" was Van Cleef & Arpels. They divorced on October 26, 1912,[1] reportedly due to his abuse.
Marriage to Porter
[edit]Thomas and Cole Porter met on January 30, 1918, at the wedding of Henry Potter Russell to heiress Ethel Borden Harriman, daughter of railroad and investment banking tycoon J. Borden Harriman and his wife, née Florence "Daisy" Hurst, at the Hôtel Ritz Paris.
Linda and Cole were married on December 18, 1919, in the city hall of the 8ème arrondis