Hamilton McKown Twombly

Hamilton McKown Twombly (1849-1910) was an American businessman.

Biography

Early life

Hamilton McKown Twombly was born in Middlesex County, Massachusetts and grew up in Boston.^[1] He graduated from Harvard University in 1871.^[1]

Career

He worked as a financial advisor to William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885), President of the New York Central Railroad.^[1] He sat on the Boards of Directors of the Chicago & Northwestern Line, the Delaware Lackawanna & Western Line, the Chesapeake & Ohio Line, and the New Jersey Shore Line.^[1] He also sat on the Boards of Trustees of the Guarantee Trust Company and the Mutual Life Insurance Company.^[1]

He was a member of the Metropolitan Club, the Tuxedo Club, the Union Club of the City of New York, the City Club, the New York Yacht Club, the Transportation Club, Turf and Field and the Somerset Club of Boston.^[1]

Personal life

He married Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly (1854–1952).^[1] They had four children: Alice Twombly (1879–1896); Florence Adele Twombly (1881–1969) (married William A. M. Burden); Ruth Twombly (1884-1954); and Hamilton McKown Twombly, Jr. (1887-1906). In spring and fall, they resided at Florham (a combination of "Florence" and "Hamilton") in Florham Park, New Jersey; it is now "Florham Campus" a building of Fairleigh Dickinson University.^[1][2][3][4] They summered at Vinland Estate in Newport, Rhode Island and they wintered at 684 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.^[1]

He died on January 11, 1910 in Madison, New Jersey.^[1] His funeral took place at Saint Thomas Church in New York, with a sermon by David H. Greer (1844–1919).^[2] Banker J. P. Morgan (1837–1913) was one of the pallbearers.^[2] He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.^[1][2]

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