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Henry Symes Lehr (March 28, 1869 – January 3, 1929) was an American socialite during the Gilded Age who was dubbed "America's Court Jester".
As Ward McAllister had attached himself to Mrs Astor, Harry Lehr was most famously attached to Mamie Fish, although he was a favorite of both women. From being a leader of cotillons, he began concocting ever more elaborate parties with Mamie who had an abject fear of the mundane.
Apr 3, 2018 · Following Dahlgren’s death, she married Henry Symes Lehr (1869-1929), aka Harry Lehr, in 1901. The Lehrs moved to Paris in 1915, where Elizabeth worked for the Red Cross, and remained there...
- Elizabeth Drexel Lehr
- Pickle Partners Publishing, 2018
- 1789121256, 9781789121254
- “King Lehr” and the Gilded Age
Jun 4, 2024 · Henry Symes Lehr. He relocated from Baltimore to New York City at the height of the Gilded Age, the period of time in the U.S. from about the end of the Civil War to the turn of 20th century when...
Apr 22, 2021 · Henry Symes Lehr. (1869 - 1929) Henry Symes (Harry) Lehr. Born 28 Mar 1869 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Robert Oliver Lehr and Mary Frances (Moore) Lehr. Brother of Alice Elizabeth (Lehr) Morton.
- Male
- March 28, 1869
- Elizabeth Wharton (Drexel) Beresford
- January 3, 1929
Henry Symes Lehr was born in 1869 in Maryland. He wanted to establish himself with the elite of society, throwing massive dinner parties. He even threw parties where the pets of rich people ate at a fully serviced table while wearing clothes. George Jay Gould's wife, Edith, introduced Henry Lehr to her widowed friend, Elizabeth Drexel.
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To the end he signed hotel registers as ‘Henry Symes Lehr, valet, wife, maid, and dog,’ and Mrs. Lehr derived what consolation she could from the fact that his friends kept their promise to...
