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Rita de Acosta Lydig
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Rita de Acosta Lydig

New York, 1880 - 1929, New York
BiographyLydig, Rita de Acosta (American socialite, author, 1875/1880-1929)
Note: Of Spanish and Cuban descent. Had two marriages: first wife of William Earl Dodge Stokes, a multimillionaire, and wife of Captain Philip M. Lydig, a retired officer in the United States Army. Subject of many portraits, including one by John Singer Sargent.

LC name authority rec. nr92041962
LC Heading: Lydig, Rita de Acosta, 1880-1929
Person TypeIndividual
Last Updated8/7/24