Beatrice Forbes, Countess of Granard
Jane Beatrice Forbes, Countess of Granard (née Mills; July 19, 1883 – January 30, 1972) was an American-born heiress, social leader, and thoroughbred horse racer. Early life She was born on 19 July 1883 in Newport, Rhode Island to some of the most prominent and wealthy American families. She was the daughter of the American financier Ogden Mills and Ruth (née Livingston) Mills (1855–1920). She was a twin to Gladys Mills (who married Henry Carnegie Phipps) and sister of Ogden Livingston Mills, the United States Secretary of the Treasury who married Margaret Styuvesant Rutherfurd (daughter of Anne Harriman and Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr.) Her maternal grandparents were Maturin Livingston Jr. and Ruth (née Baylies) Livingston a descendant of Thomas Baylies. Her aunt, Elizabeth Livingston Cavendish-Bentinck, was married to William George Cavendish-Bentinck, a Member of Parliament for Penryn and Falmouth and descendant of the Dukes of Portland. Her paternal grandparents were Jane Templeton Cunningham and Darius Ogden Mills, a highly successful banker and investor worth over $36 million at his death. Her aunt, Elisabeth Mills, was married to Whitelaw Reid, the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain. Through her aunt, she was the first cousin of Jean Templeton Reid, who married Sir