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Name
  
William Thorn


Died
  
November 16, 1910

William Knapp Thorn William Knapp Thorn Sr 1807 1887 Find A Grave Memorial

William Knapp Thorn, Jr. (1848 – November 16, 1910) was an American champion polo player and the grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Also, he was a hunter and horse-rider. He was one of the best-known sportsmen in the United States and France.

Biography

He was born in 1848 to Emily Almira Vanderbilt Thorn.

He participated in the 1886 International Polo Cup with teammates Foxhall Parker Keene and Thomas Hitchcock, Sr.

He died in Pau, France on November 16, 1910.

References

William Knapp Thorn Wikipedia