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Louise Cromwell (born Henrietta Louise Cromwell; September 24, 1890 – May 30, 1965) was an American socialite whose four marriages included seven years as the first wife of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. She was "considered one of Washington's most beautiful and attractive young women".
She became Douglas MacArthur’s first wife in 1922, said the New York-born socialite, over the objections of General John (“Black Jack”) Pershing, who was also courting her.
In October 1922, MacArthur left West Point and sailed to the Philippines with Louise and her two children, Walter and Louise, to assume command of the Military District of Manila. [100] MacArthur was fond of the children, and spent much of his free time with them.
Mar 5, 2024 · Wife of Douglas MacArthur — married 14 Feb 1922 (to before 1930) [location unknown] Wife of Lionel Alfred Atwill — married 8 Jun 1930 [location unknown] Mother of Walter Booth Brooks III. Died 30 May 1965 at age 74 in Washington, D.C.
- September 14, 1890
- May 30, 1965
In 1922 he married Louise Cromwell Brooks and divorced her in 1929. Soon afterward, the national economy bottomed out during the 1930s, as the Great Depression (a period from 1929 to 1939 during which nearly half the industrial workers in the country lost their jobs) consumed America.
Jul 3, 2019 · Douglas MacArthur married twice. His first wife was Henriette Louise Cromwell Brooks, a divorcee and flapper who liked gin, jazz, and the stock market, none of which suited MacArthur. They were married on February 14, 1922, separated in 1925, and divorced on June 18, 1929.
Apr 3, 2014 · During this time he was promoted to brigadier general of the Army and also married his first wife, Louise Cromwell Brooks.
