Fortescue, Grace, 1883-1979
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Name (Latin)
Fortescue, Grace, 1883-1979
Other forms of name
Fortescue, G. (Grace), 1883-1979
Date of birth
1883-11-03
Date of death
1979
Gender
female
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Sources of Information
- Honor killing, 2005:p. [11] of unnumbered plates (mug shot of Grace Fortescue; date of birth, Nov. 3, 1883) p. 407 (She lived ... until age ninety-five)
- PBS American experience WWW home page, Aug. 1, 2006:The Massie Affair; People and events (Grace Hubbard Fortescue (1883-1979))
- LC database, Aug. 1, 2006(hdg.: Fortescue, Grace, 1883- ; usage: G. Fortescue)
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Grace Fortescue cph.3c34368
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Wikipedia description:
Grace Hubbard Fortescue, (née Bell) (November 3, 1883 – June 24, 1979), was an American socialite who orchestrated the kidnapping, beating, and murder of a man who was wrongly accused of raping her daughter, Thalia Massie. After being convicted of manslaughter at her sensational trial, her ten-year sentence was commuted to a single hour by Hawaii's Territorial Governor Lawrence M. Judd.
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