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Joseph Early Widener | |
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 1921 portrait by Augustus John. | |
| Born | August 19, 1871 |
| Died | October 26, 1943 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia |
| Education | Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, horseman, art collector, philanthropist |
| Spouse | Eleanor Holmes Pancoast |
| Children | Peter Arrell Browne Widener II Josephine "Fifi" Widener Leidy Holden Wichfeld Bigelow |
| Parent(s) | Peter A. B. Widener & Hannah Josephine Dunton |
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.