Joseph Early Widener (August 19, 1871 – October 26, 1943) was a wealthy American art collector who was a founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. A major figure in thoroughbred horse racing, he was head of New York's Belmont Park and builder of Miami's Hialeah Park racetrack in Florida.
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19 August 1871 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
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Died |
26 October 1943 (aged 72) Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
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Zodiac | Leo |
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