Emily Thorn Vanderbilt

Emily Thorn Vanderbilt
Mrs. William Douglas Sloane (Emily Thorn Vanderbilt) by Benjamin Curtis Porter
BornJanuary 31, 1852
Staten Island, New York, US
DiedJuly 28, 1946(1946-07-28) (aged 94)
OccupationPhilanthropist
Spouses
(m. 1872; died 1915)
(m. 1920; died 1927)
Children
  • Florence Adele Sloane
  • Emily Vanderbilt Sloane
  • Lila Vanderbilt Sloane
  • William Douglas Sloane Jr.
  • 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.