Emily Thorn Vanderbilt
Emily Thorn Vanderbilt | |
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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) |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
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| 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.