Ida Marie Honoré Grant (June 4, 1854 – September 5, 1930) was an American socialite, philanthropist, and ambassador's wife. Early life Born Ida Marie Honoré in Louisville, Kentucky, her father was prominent Chicago businessman and leading real estate developer Henry Hamilton Honoré. Ida attended St. Xavier School and Dearborn Seminary in Chicago, and graduated from Georgetown Visitation Monastery (although she was an Episcopalian) in Washington, D.C., in 1874. She achieved a reputation as a skilled musician on harp and piano. Personal life During her time in Washington, D.C. she met and began to be courted by Frederick Dent Grant, oldest son of US President Ulysses Simpson Grant. They eventually married Grant in her parents’ home on October 20, 1874, with the President and First Lady in attendance. She was twenty years of age. Following a brief honeymoon, Ida left to live with her mother and father-in-law at the White House while her husband Fred continued in military service. Together, Frederick and Ida Marie were the parents of two children: Julia Dent Grant 1876–1975, born and died in Washington, D.C. Ulysses III 1881–1968, born in Chicago, died in Clinton, NY The birth of Ulysses III resulted in his mother's invalidism for an extended period of time and caused lifelong health issues. Family travels Her husband resigned from the army in 1881, and assisted his father in preparing the latter's memoirs. During this time, he was in business in New York City. In 1889, then President Benjamin Harrison appointed Grant as the U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, during which time the entire family moved with him to Vienna. After Grover Cleveland became president, Grant was allowed to continue in his post and served until his resignation in 1893. The following year in 1894, the family moved to New York where Grant became a New York City Police Commissioner, a role he held until 1898. Following the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in 1898, Grant enlisted and was appointed a colonel of the 14th New York Volunteers, and thereafter promoted to Brigadier general of volunteers, serving in Puerto Rico. In 1899, Grant was sent to the Philippines for service in the Philippine–American War, where he remained until 1902, having been promoted to Brigadier general in the Regular Army in 1901. As her children were by then adults, Ida traveled and accompanied Frederick during all of these assignments. When he returned to the United States,