death_place death_date religion birth_place awards parents birth_date spouse residence article_title name occupation
llangollen estate , virginia 30 october 1988 protestant wynnewood , pennsylvania virginia thoroughbred association hall of fame -lrb- 2004 -rrb- lemuel coffin altemus & elizabeth dobson 18 june 1906 1 cooper person , jr. 3 -rrb- richard d. lunn 4 -rrb- -rrb- col. cloyce j. tippett john hay whitney 2 -rrb- dr. e. llangollen estate , virginia liz whitney tippett
 liz whitney tippett socialite horsewoman racehorse owner/breeder philanthropist
liz whitney tippett

mary elizabeth whitney person tippett -lrb- born mary elizabeth altemus -rrb- -lrb- 18 june 1906 -- 30 october 1988 -rrb- was a wealthy american socialite and philanthropist who was a champion horsewoman and for more than fifty years , a prominent owner/breeder of thoroughbred racehorses .
born in wynnewood , pennsylvania , she was the daughter of elizabeth dobson and her husband lemuel coffin altemus , a wealthy entrepreneur who made his success in the textile business .
`` liz '' , as she would become known throughout her life , developed a love of horses and equestrian competitions at an early age .
a 1939 `` time '' magazine article describes her as `` a spirited , devil-may-care rider who has been winning blue ribbons on the horseshow circuit for 15 years '' and whose `` riding technique became the very pattern for aspiring horsewomen . ''
