Joseph E. Widener

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Joseph Early Widener
1921 portrait by Augustus John.
Born	(1871-08-19)August 19, 1871 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	October 26, 1943(1943-10-26) (aged 72) Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, US
Resting place	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
Education	Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)	Businessman, horseman, art collector, philanthropist
Spouse	Eleanor Holmes Pancoast
Children	Peter Arrell Browne Widener II Josephine "Fifi" Widener Leidy Holden Wichfeld Bigelow
Parent(s)	Peter A. B. Widener & Hannah Josephine Dunton

Joseph Early Widener (August 19, 1871 – October 26, 1943) was a wealthy American art collector who was a founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. A major figure in thoroughbred horse racing, he was head of New York's Belmont Park and builder of Miami's Hialeah Park racetrack in Florida.