Janet Lee Bouvier
| Janet Lee Bouvier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Janet Norton Lee December 3, 1907 Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 22, 1989 (aged 81) Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Complications from Alzheimer's disease |
| Resting place | Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Janet Bouvier Janet Auchincloss Janet Lee Auchincloss Morris |
| Education | Miss Spence's School |
| Alma mater |
Sweet Briar College Vassar College |
| Occupation | Socialite |
| Spouse(s) |
John Vernou Bouvier III (m. 1928; div. 1940) Hugh D. Auchincloss (m. 1942; d. 1976) Bingham Morris (m. 1979; separated 1981) |
| Children |
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Caroline Lee Bouvier Janet Jennings Auchincloss James Lee Auchincloss |
| Relatives | John F. Kennedy (son-in-law) |
Janet Norton Lee Bouvier Auchincloss (December 3, 1907 – July 22, 1989) was an American socialite. She was the mother of former United States First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill. She often stood in for her daughter Jacqueline as hostess for official White House functions. She was the mother-in-law of United States President John F. Kennedy.
Janet was born on December 3, 1907, in Manhattan, New York City, the middle daughter of James Thomas Lee (October 2, 1877 – January 3, 1968), a lawyer and real estate developer, and Margaret A. Merritt (1878 – February 26, 1943).
Her paternal grandfather, Dr. James Lee, was a superintendent of the New York City public school system, although Janet Bouvier preferred to tell people that he was a Maryland-born veteran of the American Civil War. In fact, he was born in New Jersey in 1852, precluding service in that conflict. Janet had two sisters: Winifred Norton Lee (Mrs. Franklin d'Olier) and Marion Norton Lee (Mrs. John J. Ryan Jr.).
Lee studied at Sweet Briar College and later at Vassar College, but did not graduate from either institution.
Lee was married three times. Her first husband was John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier III. They were married on July 7, 1928, and had two daughters:
Bouvier's womanizing and drinking led to a separation in 1936, a brief reconciliation for a few months in 1937, and then a divorce in 1940.
Lee's second husband was Hugh Dudley Auchincloss, Jr., an attorney and Standard Oil heir; she was his third wife. They were married on June 21, 1942, and had two children:
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