Janet Lee Bouvier

Janet Norton Lee Auchincloss, formerly Bouvier, (December 3, 1907 – July 22, 1989)[1] was an American socialite. She was known as the mother of the former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and the mother-in-law of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Janet Lee Auchincloss
Born
Janet Norton Lee

(1907-12-03)December 3, 1907
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 22, 1989(1989-07-22) (aged 81)
Resting placeCommon Burying Ground and Island Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJanet Bouvier
EducationMiss Spence's School
Alma materSweet Briar College
Barnard College
OccupationSocialite
Known forMother of Jacqueline Kennedy
Spouse(s)
John Vernou Bouvier III
(m. 1928; div. 1940)

Hugh D. Auchincloss
(m. 1942; died 1976)

Bingham W. Morris (m. 1979)
ChildrenJacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Lee Radziwill
Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd
James Lee Auchincloss
RelativesJohn F. Kennedy (son-in-law)

She was a board member of the Newport Historical Society and the Redwood Library. She was also the honorary director of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association in Stratford, Virginia.

References

  1. "Janet Morris, Mother of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies". LA Times. 24 July 1989. Retrieved 26 August 2017.