Susan Ridgway Willing

Susan Ridgway Willing Lawrance (August 2, 1865 – May 2, 1933) was an American socialite who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age.

[11] Upon her unmarried brother's death in 1913, Susan and her sister Ava inherited the bulk of his estate.

[12][13][14] On November 3, 1899, Willing was married to Francis Cooper Lawrance Jr. (1858–1904) at Trinity Church in Newport, Rhode Island.

[15][16] At the wedding, Susan was walked down the aisle by her father while the St. Cecilia Quartet sang the bridal chorus from Lohengrin; Winthrop Rutherfurd was the best man.

[19] Francis' sister, Frances Margaret Lawrance, was married to George Venables-Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon.