Caroline Berryman Spencer

Caroline Suydam Berryman Spencer (December 28, 1861 – April 6, 1948) was an American socialite who lived in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island.

[1] Caroline Suydam Berryman was born on December 28, 1861, in New Haven, Connecticut, to a very wealthy and socially prominent family.

[3][4] Her siblings included Henry Whitney Berryman (husband of Edith "Esta" Green of Goole, England) and Georgiana Louise Berryman (wife of Swiss merchant Henry Casimir de Rham).

[12] Together, they were the parents of two daughters who died in infancy, and a son, who also predeceased her:[1] They had a home in Newport known as Chastellux, "one of the most beautiful places in that city.

[16][17] She died at age 86 on April 6, 1948, at her home, Blue Bird Cottage, in Newport, Rhode Island.

Spencer's only son, Lorillard S. Spencer by Mary Helen Carlisle , 1888.