Caro Dawes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Second Lady of the US
Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1866
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 03-Oct-1957
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Caro Dawes
- Caro Dana Dawes, née Blymyer (January 6, 1866 – October 3, 1957), was the wife of former Vice President Charles G.
- Dawes, who served from 1925 to 1929, and was the Second Lady of the United States during that period.
- Caro Blymyer married Charles Dawes on January 24, 1889.
- They had two children and adopted two more.
- After the death of their son Rufus in 1912, the Daweses retreated from social life and instead devoted much of their energies to charity work. While serving as Second Lady, Dawes disappointed the social elite of Washington, D.C.
- because she declined many social invitations.
- Nonetheless, it was observed that her "manner was sweet and gentle, her conversation cultured, and her dignity unimpeachable."Dawes died on October 3, 1957, and is buried along with her husband in Rosehill Cemetery.
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