Peggy Zinsser Douglas

Peggy Zinsser Douglas
Peggy Zinsser (later Douglas), from the 1919 yearbook of Smith College
Born
Margaret S. Zinsser

(1898-08-05)August 5, 1898
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 15, 1992(1992-08-15) (aged 94)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Other namesPeggy Z. Douglas
OccupationsPhilanthropist, arts patron, political hostess
SpouseLewis Williams Douglas
Children3, including Sharman Douglas
RelativesJohn J. McCloy (brother-in-law)
Hans Zinsser (uncle)
James Douglas Jr. (father-in-law)

Margaret "Peggy" Zinsser Douglas (August 5, 1898 – August 15, 1992) was an American arts patron, philanthropist, and political hostess. She raised millions of dollars for the Metropolitan Opera, served on the board of Lincoln Center, the United Negro College Fund, and many other organizations, and was a diplomatic hostess while her husband Lewis Williams Douglas was the United States ambassador in London from 1947 to 1950.

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