Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford

Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford
Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford, stipple engraving by Joseph Peter Paul Rauschmayer (1758–1815), after a portrait painted by Kellerhofen in Munich in 1797
Born(1774-10-18)18 October 1774
Concord, New Hampshire
Died2 December 1852(1852-12-02) (aged 78)
Concord, New Hampshire
Known forFirst American countess
Parents

Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford, (18 October 1774 – 2 December 1852) was a philanthropist. She is the first American to be known as a Reichsgräfin or Imperial Countess, a Holy Roman Empire title granted by the Electorate of Bavaria.

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