- Childhood and early years
- Your arrival in the United States
- His family life
- Your charity
- His last years
- References
Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (1912-2000) was the mother of Donald Trump, President of the United States, and the wife of a renowned real estate entrepreneur, Fred Trump. She was born in the Hebrides Islands, a Scottish archipelago. No important occupations or achievements are known to go down in history. She came from a humble family and meeting Fred Trump and marrying him was what allowed her to lead a comfortable life.
Her husband pioneered the construction of family homes in Queens, New York, a business that was very successful. In addition, it was also a precursor to supermarkets, a concept not widely understood in the 1930s.
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The genius of her husband allowed Mary Anne MacLeod Trump to dedicate herself to charity and care for her children, in addition to doing some work out of simple devotion.
Childhood and early years
He was born on the Isle of Lewis, one of the islands that is part of the Hebrides archipelago, in Scotland. She was the youngest of ten siblings and together with them she grew up on a farm in Tong, a small town on the island with few inhabitants and where subsistence was very difficult. Especially for a family as large as Mary Anne's.
His father, Malcolm MacLeod, was a fisherman, tenant and official at the school where his sons attended. Three jobs didn't seem like enough to support the family. Scottish Gaelic was the primary language of the MacLeods, although English was taught in schools as a second language, and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump learned it.
Some of his sisters moved to the United States, a country in full growth at the time and which already showed that it would be the world empire, since since then it was considered that way.
Mary Anne MacLeod Trump this time saw a means of escape, so, as soon as she reached the age of majority, she set out on a boat for New York City on May 2, 1930.
Although Donald Trump claimed that his mother visited the city after which she returned home and returned to marry her father, there are documents that show that Mary Anne MacLeod Trump came to the United States with the intention of staying and obtaining citizenship.
Therefore, the mother of the president who has fought the most against immigration, was an immigrant, which has sparked various debates in the world of politics.
Your arrival in the United States
He arrived in the United States with $ 50, which today could be about 700 euros. She stayed with her sister on Long Island and began working as a maid, a job she did for four years.
She met her husband during that time at a dance, although after that she returned to her hometown to visit her family. Being able to enter and leave the country showed that she intended to naturalize as an American.
His family life
In 1936, Fred Trump, of German parents, and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, were married in an intimate ceremony attended by 25 people and held at the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan. In 1940 she was already registered in the census as a naturalized American but did not obtain official documentation until 1942.
The couple had five children: Maryanne Trump Barry, Frederick Christ Trump, Elizabeth Trump Grau, Donald Trump and Robert Trump. Frederick died at the age of 43, supposedly from problems with alcohol. The pregnancy of the youngest child was very complicated, after which they had to remove the uterus.
Mary Anne MacLeod Trumpse dedicated herself to taking care of her children and given her husband's work position, she was able to be a lady of high society participating in various charities, working as a volunteer in hospitals and schools.
He had a special interest in collaborating with associations that were dedicated to improving the quality of life of the mentally ill or those who had suffered brain damage.
Her children remember her as a reserved woman, a character that her outgoing husband complemented very well. Despite this, she was a woman who liked to attract attention, to always be well-groomed and elegant. Her orange hair, like that of her son Donald, was really striking and she always wore it very well groomed.
Your charity
Participation in charity was always something the Trumps excelled at. They had a great impact on organizations like the Salvation Army, a private social charity with roots of the Methodist religion.
The great scope this body was reaching was deemed worthy of the Trumps' money. In fact, to this day, it is considered the third largest provider of social assistance in the world, preceded only by the Catholic Church and the UN.
Her participation as a volunteer at the Jamaica Hospital made her realize the need to improve sanitation. Therefore, both she and her husband devoted time, energy and some of their properties to promote improvements in that hospital and in the health system in general in New York City.
His last years
It can be said that Mary Anne MacLeod Trump had a normal and happy life. In her old age, she contracted osteoporosis, a disease that reduces bone mass. Due to this, she suffered several fractures and bruises when they robbed her to steal her purse, which barely had money. However, this changed his life, as he lost quality of life and everything became much more difficult.
As an anecdote of this unfortunate incident, it is said that a truck driver who was going to be evicted from his home arrested the 16-year-old robber. As thanks, Donald Trump, who at that time was already considered a rich man, offered him a juicy reward with which he was able to solve his life.
She died at the age of 88 in 2000, just a year after her husband. The trajectory of her life is going around the world media since despite the denials of her son, the president of the United States, the records show that she was an immigrant. This is seen as ironic given the strong arguments Donald Trump has against immigrants.
References
- Wikipedia contributors. (2019, March 2). Mary Anne MacLeod Trump. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:23, March 7, 2019.
- The hidden drama of the Trumps: the alcoholic brother who could not stand Donald. (2019). Retrieved from elespanol.com.
- The unexpected story of Donald Trump's mother… He came to the US as an immigrant with $ 50 in his pocket. (2019). Retrieved from bbc.com.
- Donald Trump's immigrant mother. (2019). Retrieved from abc.es.
- Mary Anne MacLeod Trump. (2019, February 22). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.