Caroline Berryman Spencer
Caroline Suydam Berryman Spencer was an American socialite who lived in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. She served as editor of Illustrated American.
Early life
Caroline Suydam Berryman was born on December 28, 1861, in New Haven, Connecticut, to a very wealthy and socially prominent family. She was a daughter of Charles Henry Berryman and Harriett Berryman of the Whitney family. Her siblings included Henry Whitney Berryman and Georgiana Louise Berryman. Their paternal grandparents were Edwin Upshur Berryman and Maria Berryman, who both died young. The siblings' maternal grandparents were Hannah Whitney and Henry Whitney. Other relatives were aunts Cornelia Lawrence Whitney, Maria Whitney, and Caroline Suydam Whitney.Personal life
On October 3, 1882, she married Lorillard Spencer Jr., a son of Lorillard Spencer and Sarah Spencer of the Griswold family. His paternal grandparents were Eleanora Eliza Spencer and William Augustus Spencer. Among his siblings was sister, Eleanor Spencer and brother William Augustus Spencer, who died aboard the Titanic. Together, they were the parents of two daughters who died in infancy, and a son, who also predeceased her:- Lorillard Suydam Spencer, who served as president of Atlantic Aircraft and married Mary Ridgeley Sands in 1905. After their divorce in 1922, he married Katherine Emmons Force.
- Lynette Suydam Spencer, who died young.
- Nina Gladys Spencer, who died in infancy.