Gannett, Caroline Werner, 1894-1979

Civic leader.

Caroline Werner was born in Rochester, New York, on January 22, 1894, the daughter of Lillie Boller Werner and New York State Court of Appeals Judge William E. Werner. She attended public schools in Rochester until the 8th grade, completing her education in various private schools. She also spent a year at "Pension Glucker," a girls school in Munich, and traveled throughout Europe during her teens. On March 25, 1920, Miss Werner married Frank E. Gannett, who had moved to Rochester two years earlier when he and two business associates purchased the ROCHESTER TIMES-UNION. A strong supporter of her husband's business and political careers, Mrs. Gannett campaigned actively for her husband when he sought the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1940. She also served as a board member of the Gannett Company, as Vice President and Director of the Gannett Foundation, and was involved in the Frank E. Gannett Nespaperboy Scholarships and the Gannett Youth Center. Remaining active in politics after Frank Gannett's death in 1957, she served as co-chairwoman of the Senior Americans for Nixon-Lodge Committee in 1960.

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