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Ellen Wrenshall Grant (July 4, 1855 – August 30, 1922) was the third child and only daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant. At the age of 16, Nellie was sent abroad to England by President Grant, and was received by Queen Victoria. As a teenager growing up in the White House, she attracted much attention.
Bruce Catton, the noted Grant biographer, once remarked that Ulysses S. Grant's daughter, Nellie (1855-1922), had a "particularly secure place in his heart." She was his only daughter, and was surrounded by affection and attention. Grant was openly demonstrative with Nellie and showed her a quiet consideration that was conspicuous.
Jul 10, 2024 · A museum in Griggsville, Illinois, her second husband's home town, has items owned by Nellie on display. Skinner House and Museum. The Women of the Grant Family, by Olive Lee. New England Magazine, New Series 29, No. 4, p.435-442, 1903-04. It was widely reported in August of 1879 that Nellie had died in England.
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Ellen “Nellie” Wrenshall Grant married English singer Algernon Sartoris, son of a politician, on the morning of May 21, 1874, to the great delight of the nation. As the only daughter of President Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Dent Grant, Americans clamored for information and stories about her grand wedding—and the press delivered.
Ellen “Nellie” Wrenshall Grant, only daughter of President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Dent Grant, married Algernon Charles Frederick Sartoris, an English singer, on May 21, 1874.
Sep 21, 2013 · The Grant family circa 1861: l to r: Nellie, General Grant, Jesse, Fred, Julia Grant and Ulysses Jr. (Buck). If Grant foundered in California, he failed even more as ex-Captain Grant, aspiring farmer or businessman. It was not from laziness or fear of hard work. It was that he had no direction or vocation.
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Ellen Wrenshall "Nellie" (Grant) (Sartoris) Jones (1855-1922) was the third child and only daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) and Julia Dent Grant (1826-1902). She was married in the White House to an Englishman, Algernon Sartoris (1851-1893), in 1874 and lived in England, raising four children, until 1889 when she was granted a divorce.
