Sorry! Sadly, Paulina struggled with depression; she lived through the death of Nicholas Longworth when she was 6, and the untimely passing of her husband when she was 26. Weve updated the security on the site. Her White House wedding in 1906 was considered a huge event at the time. Historians agree that Paulina was ignored, stifled, and belittled by her overbearing mother, who desired for Paulina to become an extroverted society woman like herself. Their enmity was so severe that Alice told her she was illegitimate the day before Paulina's marriage to Sturm. The marriage was shaky, with both partners having affairs, and Paulina's birth (her name was pronounced "Pole-eena") was the result of Alice's affair with Senator William Edgar Borah of Idaho, who was chairman of the (Foreign Relations Committee). On January 27, 1957, Paulina died of an overdose of sleeping pills. Joanna was born in July 1946. Paulina was born on Valentines Day, the same day that her grandmother, (Theodore Roosevelt's first wife) Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, and her great-grandmother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, both died unexpectedly 41 years earlier on February 14, 1884. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. [10] Death On January 27, 1957, Paulina died of an overdose of sleeping pills. Try again. She also volunteered at several Washington, D.C. hospitals. She was the only child of Alice Roosevelt Longworth (18841980), and a granddaughter of U.S. President Theodore "T.R." In 1944, while helping her mother campaign against their distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Paulina met Alexander McCormick Sturm, known as "Sandy," an artist and recent Yale graduate from a prominent family. Read more about this topic: Paulina Longworth, for it is not so much to know the selfas to know it as it is knownby galaxy and cedar cone,as if birth had never found itand death could never end it:Archie Randolph Ammons (b. Paulina suffered through incredible melancholy throughout her life. Paulina made her social debut in Cincinnati, her fathers hometown. Paulina Longworth Sturm (February 14, 1925 - January 27, 1957) was an American socialite. Paulinapassed away of cause of deathon month day1957, at age 31 at death place, District of Columbia. Paulina lost her father at the age of six; was widowed at 26; and died of a pill overdose at the age of 31 in 1957. I cannot possibly do both.) Alice was a teenager when her dad was in office, and America loved her. Alexander McCormick Sturm (June 23, 1923 November 16, 1951) was an American artist, author, and entrepreneur who co-founded in 1949 the American firearms maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. Sturm provided the start-up money and designed the Germanic heraldic eagle found on all Ruger guns. He had a beard, wore green suits with all sorts of bells and whistles on them cuffed sleeves and so on and he had a marvelous manner. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'buzzlearn_com-box-4','ezslot_1',127,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-buzzlearn_com-box-4-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'buzzlearn_com-box-4','ezslot_2',127,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-buzzlearn_com-box-4-0_1');.box-4-multi-127{border:none!important;display:block!important;float:none!important;line-height:0;margin-bottom:7px!important;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:7px!important;max-width:100%!important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center!important}Paulina Longworth Sturms birthday is on 14-Feb-1925 and was born on Saturday. Wiki-page : wikipedia:en:Paulina Longworth Sturm death: 9 April 1931. Find out more about what this space is all abouthere. In fact, Alice proposed the name Deborah for her daughter but her husband would not agree because of De-Borah, so Alice reluctantly chose Paulina for her daughter's name. Try again later. (CSU 2015 8 599) Paulina left Vassar after only a year. "Paulina's.. appearance resulted not so much from physical factors other friends recalled her unusually beautiful green eyes: widely-spaced, slanted, and set in black lashes as from emotional ones: a crippling lack of self confidence. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. . They had one daughter, Joanna and she was widowed after only five to six years of marriage . Though the autopsy noted her death as accidental, the Washington Post reported that Paulina committed suicide (at her mother's request the newspaper later printed a retraction). Paulina made her social debut in Cincinnati, her father's hometown. Despite family tensions, Paulina was often invited to the White House by Eleanor Roosevelt to play with her cousins. ", In 1944, Paulina met Alexander McCormick Sturm, an artist who had a few books published and a recent Yale graduate from a prominent family. Vice President Richard Nixon was a pallbearer at her funeral. Pauline Longworth Historical records and family trees related to Pauline Longworth. Her mother is Alice Roosevelt Longworth and her father is William Borah. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress. (Longworth was popular on both sides of the aisle during his six years as Speaker, and the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill is named after him). Paulina Longworth, age 2, with her mother, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, in 1927. Sandy Sturm died of hepatitis in 1951. Sisty and Buzzie Dall were near Paulina's age and they played often. Her father was an American politician. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Her White House wedding in 1906 was considered a huge event at the time. She was born in Washington, D.C.when her mother was 41 years old and her parents had been married for almost 20 years. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA District of Columbia They had a daughter, Joanna Mercedes Alessandra Sturm in July 1946. She is famous for being a successful Socialite. When her first child, Joanna Sturm, was born, Paulina Longworth Sturm was 21 years old. Alice Longworth desired for Paulina to complete her college education before marrying, something she herself had missed out on. Her friends saw Paulina as suffering "from a kind of psychic exhaustion": as one of her friends explained, "She had gone through the motions of living, and I think it was not a pleasurable process for her.". Paulina's mother, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, was a famous beauty in her youth, and was a celebrity closely followed by the press, particularly when she was part of a diplomatic tour of Asia led by Secretary of War Howard Taft and other officials. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. In Paulina's will, her mother Alice Roosevelt Longworth was left custody of Joanna, whom she raised and with whom she was very close. All rights reserved. in 1944. Nick Longworth knew this. He provided the Germanic heraldic-based eagle logo for the company as well as $50,000 to start the company based on Bill Ruger's vision and gunmanship. In Paulina's will, her mother Alice Roosevelt Longworth was left custody of Joanna, whom she raised. Resend Activation Email. Historical records and family trees related to Paulina Longworth. (CSU 2015 8 599) Sturm was born in Westport, Connecticut, to sculptor, author and Yale football star Justin Sturm and Katherine "Kit" McCormick. They married on August 26, 1944, when Paulina was nineteen. She was buried in 1957, at burial place, District of Columbia. There was a problem getting your location. There had been what appeared to be previous suicide attempts. Paulina Longworth Sturm was 18 and Alexander McCormick Sturm was 20 years old. Nevertheless, while she had attempted suicide before, her mother, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, did not agree the suicide view, citing Paulina's subsequent conversion to Catholicism, which forbids suicide and her Catholic burial, indicating that the Church did not consider her death a suicide. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Historians agree that Paulina was ignored, stifled, and belittled by her overbearing mother, who desired for Paulina to become an extroverted society woman like herself. 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[1] Nicholas Longworth died when Paulina was six, and she had a distant, strained relationship with her mother. Alice Roosevelt was born the only daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee, who he loved desperately. The couple lived at Alex Sturm's home in Westport, Connecticut, which was situated on property near his parent's house. Try again later. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10597582/paulina-sturm. Despite family tensions, Paulina was often invited to the White House by Eleanor Roosevelt to play with her cousins. Eleanor Roosevelt often looked after Paulina at the White House when her mother, Alice was out of town and Eleanor Roosevelt also made sure to include Paulina in dinner party invitations to the White House. This page was last modified 17:48, 24 April 2008 by Wikipedia user, All text is available under the terms of the. He is perhaps best known today for his $50,000[7] seed-money investment in co-founding Sturm, Ruger & Co. in 1949 prompted by his interest in guns and his friendship with William Batterman Ruger. Try again later. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. [11][12] Their daughter was raised by Paulina's mother, Alice Roosevelt Longworth. The bride, Paulina Longworth was the daughter of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. She had one child, She briefly attended Vassar College. [2] They had one daughter, Joanna Mercedes Alessandra Sturm, born in 1946. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). [1] He was a Yale University graduate. In 1952, she joined Dorothy Day's Chrystie Street hospitality house on New York's Lower East Side. Then tragedy struck. Like us onFacebook; follow us on Twitter@slatevault; find us onTumblr. Kermit Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, Archibald Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt - Jr, January 27, 1957 (aged 31), Washington, D.C., United States. 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