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Name Hilary Geary

Birthday / Hilary Geary Ross Age / Date of Birth / DOB No confirmed information is available on the year she was born.

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Hilary Geary Ross is best known as the wife of the current Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America, Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. Wilbur is the third husband of Hilary, as is she to him.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

  • Hilary was born into a socially elite family as Hilary Somers Roche, one of two daughters of parents – Mr. J. Jeffrey Roche and Mrs. Patricia Murray Wood.
  • Her mother was a writer for the Southampton Press and is a direct descendant of inventor Thomas E. Murray. She recently married Edward Ney, 85, at the age of 90.
  • Her elder sister is Robin Roche, previously married to the president of Tennis Ventures, Inc. William W. Morton. She is currently wedded to New York Islanders owner, John O. Pickett.
  • She was a graduate of Hewitt School and was presented in 1968 at the Grosvenor Ball and the Debutante Cotillion and Christmas Ball.

Personal Life & Relationships :

  • Hilary’s first husband was a John W. Geary II, a successful stockbroker, and partner of Rosenau & Geary. It was a securities brokerage and specialist firm on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • They were married on April 28, 1973, at the First Presbyterian Church in Southampton. Mr. Geary passed away sometime in the mid-1990s. His cause of death was not known.
  • She gave birth to two sons, John W. Geary III, also known as Jack Geary, and Ted Geary. Jack married Medora de Marigny Smith Bross on October 2003.
  • After the passing of her first husband, she was linked to former US Senator Alfonso D’Amato, and a short marriage with wealthy English businessman, Peter Green.
  • Hilary married Wilbur in 2004 at the Southampton St Andrew’s Church. She is about 15 years younger than her husband.
  • They met in 2002 at a party hosted by Amanda Haynes-Dale, a hedge fund manager.
  • Upon their marriage, Hilary sold her apartment on 580 Park Avenue to move in with her husband in their mansion on Palm Beach.
  • She has two stepdaughters from Wilbur’s first marriage, Jessica and Amanda.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

  • Hilary and her husband Wilbur both have a profound interest in art, and have a collection worth about $150 million.
  • They have both donated money reportedly to Republican politicians during various campaigns.
  • Hilary is also reported to be a regular donor to charities in her neighborhood at Palm Beach and New York.
  • She is also a frequent hostess for charity events.
  • They are among the few people whom the Trump family calls friends.
  • Hilary is a monthly contributor to the New York Social Diary and the Quest Magazine.
  • She is a board member of the Blenheim Foundation, as well as the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach.

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