Emily Thorn Vanderbilt

Emily Thorn Vanderbilt
Emily Thorn Vanderbilt
	Mrs. William Douglas Sloane (Emily Thorn Vanderbilt) by Benjamin Curtis Porter
Born	January 31, 1852; Staten Island, New York, US
Died	July 28, 1946 (aged 94); Lenox, Massachusetts, US
Occupation	Philanthropist
Spouses	; William Douglas Sloane (m. 1872; died 1915) Henry White (m. 1920; died 1927)
Children	Florence Adele Sloane; Emily Vanderbilt Sloane; Lila Vanderbilt Sloane; William Douglas Sloane; Malcolm Douglas Vanderbilt Sloane;
Parent(s)	William Henry Vanderbilt; Maria Louisa Kissam

Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (January 31, 1852 – July 28, 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.

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