1. William Guggenheim was an American businessman and philanthropist.
10 Facts About William Guggenheim
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William Guggenheim was the youngest son of Meyer Guggenheim, the patriarch of the Guggenheim family.
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William Guggenheim had a successful career in mining and smelting ventures until his early retirement in 1901.
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William Guggenheim gave many talks at University of Pennsylvania gatherings.
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William Guggenheim married Grace Brown on November 3,1900, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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The couple received fierce backlash from William Guggenheim's brother Daniel who disapproved of the match because Grace was a gentile and divorcee.
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William Guggenheim married a second time to Aimee Lillian Steinberger on October 16,1904.
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Grace Brown later claimed in 1913 that her marriage to William Guggenheim hadn't been annulled in 1901, due to the fact neither she nor William Guggenheim were Illinois residents at the time of their divorce.
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William Guggenheim left his entire estate to four former showgirls.
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On February 6,1911, William Guggenheim donated the Guggenheim Honor Cup to the Penn Club of New York.