. ▁He ▁was ▁especially ▁free - sp ending ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁women . ▁One ▁contemporary ▁commented , ▁ ▁" B ald win ▁didn ' t ▁run ▁after ▁women ; ▁they ▁ran ▁after ▁him ." ▁ ▁Bald win ' s ▁mat rim onial ▁vent ures ▁period ically ▁created ▁sens ations . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁four ▁times , ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁mar ri ages ▁ending ▁in ▁divor ce . ▁His ▁third ▁wife , ▁Jenn ie ▁D ex ter , ▁was ▁ 1 6 ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁marriage . ▁She ▁died ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 3 , ▁leaving ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁five - year - old ▁daughter . ▁Bald win ▁rem ar ried ▁another ▁ 1 6 - year ▁old ▁dark - ha ired , ▁dark - ey ed ▁beauty ▁called ▁L ill ie ▁Ben nett ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁striking ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁Jenn ie . ▁The ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁C ott age ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁h one ym oon ▁present ▁by ▁L ill ie ' s ▁father . ▁They ▁separated ▁after ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁years ▁but ▁never ▁divor ced . ▁He ▁reported ly ▁had ▁many ▁affairs ▁with ▁young ▁women ▁in ▁his ▁older ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁su ed ▁by ▁four ▁women ▁for ▁bre ach ▁of ▁promise ▁of ▁marriage . ▁His ▁stat ure ▁as ▁a ▁celebr ity ▁was ▁such ▁that ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁married ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁Ben nett ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁the ▁wed ding ▁drew