Emily Thorn Vanderbilt
| Emily Thorn Vanderbilt | |
|---|---|
 Mrs. William Douglas Sloane (Emily Thorn Vanderbilt) by Benjamin Curtis Porter | |
| Born |
1852 Staten Island, New York |
| Died |
July 29, 1946 Lenox, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) |
William Douglas Sloane Henry White (m. 1920; his death 1927) |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) |
William Henry Vanderbilt Maria Louisa Kissam |
Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (1852 – July 29, 1946) was an American philanthropist and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. She financed the creation of New York's Sloane Hospital for Women in 1888 with an endowment of more than $1,000,000.[1][2]
Early life
She was born in 1852 as the fifth child, and second daughter, of William Henry Vanderbilt (1821–1885) and Maria Louisa Kissam (1821–1896). Her paternal grandparents were Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877) and his wife, Sophia Johnson (1795–1868).[3]
Philanthropy and work
She financed the creation of New York's Sloane Hospital for Women with an endowment of more than $1,000,000.[1][2] The hospital is now part of NewYork-Presbyterian / Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and still in use today.[2]
In 1885, she and her husband commissioned Peabody and Stearns to build Elm Court, the mammoth shingle-style 'cottage' in Lenox, Massachusetts.[4]
Personal life
She married William Douglas Sloane (1844–1915), the brother of Henry T. Sloane of the carpet firm W. & J. Sloane, and they had three daughters and two sons.[5] Together, they were the parents of:[3]
- Florence Adele Sloane (1873–1960), wife of James Abercrombie Burden Jr. and of Richard Montgomery Tobin.
- Emily Vanderbilt Sloane (1874–1970), who married lawyer John Henry Hammond III.
- Lila Vanderbilt Sloane (1878–1934)[6], wife of William Bradhurst Osgood Field.
- William Douglas Sloane (1883–1884)
- Malcom Douglas Vanderbilt Sloane (1885–1924), who married Elinor Lee.
In 1920, after Sloane's death, she married Henry White (1850–1927), American Ambassador to France and Italy, and a signatory of the Treaty of Versailles.[7][8]
She died on July 29, 1946 in Lenox, Massachusetts.[3]
Descendants
Emily Thorn Vanderbilt Sloane White's grandchildren include Adele Hammond, paternal grandmother of actor Timothy Olyphant, Alice Frances Hammond, wife of jazz musician Benny Goodman, Rachel Hammond, wife of Manley D. Breck and cattle breeder, and John Henry Hammond II, talent scout.
Family tree
| Cornelius Vanderbilt 1794–1877 | Sophia Johnson 1795–1868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maria Louisa Kissam 1821–1896 | William Henry Vanderbilt 1821–1885 | Emily Almira Vanderbilt 1823–1896 | William Knapp Thorn 1807–1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Douglas Sloane 1844–1915 | Emily Thorn Vanderbilt 1852–1946 | Henry White 1850–1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florence Adele Sloane 1873–1960 | Lila Sloane 1879–1934 | Emily Vanderbilt Sloane 1874–1970 | John Henry Hammond 1871–1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adele Sloane Hammond 1902-1998 | John Kensett Olyphant, Jr. 1895-1973 | Alice Frances Hammond 1905–1978 | Benny Goodman 1909–1986 | Rachel Hammond 1908–2007 | John Henry Hammond II 1910–1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F06EEDF153EE033A25753C2A9659C946496D6CF
- 1 2 3 "Open Surgical Ward in Sloane Hospital" (PDF). The New York Times. 1911-03-02. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- 1 2 3 Times, Special To The New York (29 July 1946). "MRS. HENRY WHITE DIES IN LENOX AT 94; Daughter of W.H. Vanderbilt, Widow of Envoy to Paris, Gave Sloane Hospital". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "William D. Sloane Dies In Aiken, S. C.; New York Merchant and Financier Expires After a Short Illness, at 71. A Trustee Of Columbia. Endowed with His Wife the Sloane Hospital for Women. A Benefactor of Yale". New York Times. March 20, 1915.
- ↑ "LILA V. SLOANE HONORED; Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Sloane Give a Cotillion at Their Home. G. CREIGHTON WEBB LEADS The First Time Mrs. Sloane Has Bidden Guests to an Important Function Since the Death of Her Mother, Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt.". The New York Times. 15 February 1898. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ↑ "HENRY WHITE WEDS MRS. WM.D. SLOANE; Ex-Ambassador to France Is 70 and Daughter of Late Wm. H. Vanderbilt Is 68. RELATIVES ONLY AT NUPTIAL Ceremony in St. Bartholomew's Chapel Follows Issuing of License --Couple at Bride's City Home.". The New York Times. 4 November 1920. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ "VANDERBILTS GIVE UP ANOTHER 5TH AV. SITE; Mrs. White's $3,500,000 Sale Leaves Family Only Two of Original Seven Homes. BENJAMIN WINTER BUYER Latest of Series of Big Deals by Him -- Only $700,000 Cash in One for $9,200,000. VANDERBILTS GIVE UP ANOTHER 5TH AV. SITE". The New York Times. 9 January 1926. Retrieved 21 July 2017.