Adele W. Paxson
| Adele Paxson | |
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| Born | 1913 Pennsylvania United States |
| Died | December 27, 2000 Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
| Residence | Holicong, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Thoroughbred owner/breeder, Philanthropist |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Henry Douglas Paxson (1904-1975) |
| Children | 1) Mary Helen 2) Sally Paxson Davis (1940-2008) |
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Adele Warden Paxson (1913 – December 27, 2000) was an American socialite, philanthropist, conservationist, and a Champion breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.
Born Adele Corning Warden, she was the daughter of Helen Corning and her husband Clarence Warden. On January 3, 1936, she married attorney Henry Douglas Paxson, a partner in a Philadelphia law firm with Richardson Dilworth. The couple had two daughters, Mary Helen and Sally. Their firstborn, Mary Helen, died in an automobile accident in France. Although Adele Paxson is frequently recorded as Mrs. Henry D. Paxson, her husband was known as Doug, short for his middle name.
With a lifelong passion for music, engendered by her mother, Adele Paxson was Chairperson of Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts and with her husband established the Bucks County Opera. She also served as Chairperson of the Opera Company of Philadelphia. In 1993 she received the Voice Education Research Awareness Award (V.E.R.A.) from the Voice Foundation of Philadelphia. [1]
Adele Paxson supported numerous cultural institutions in a variety of areas. In 1934, her mother, Helen Warden, founded the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia to support and train young opera singers in a 4-year program. Adele Paxson followed in her mother's footsteps, serving as the institution's Chairperson as did her own daughter, Sally Paxson Davis. [2] In addition to her lifelong support, Adele Paxson bequeathed $7 million to the Academy for endowment and renovations. [3]
An advocate for the protection of farm lands from real estate developers, Adele Paxson made a donation to a conservancy of conservation easements totaling more than 300 acres (120 ha) from her Buckingham and Solebury farms valued at $10 million. [4] [5]
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