1. Louise Holmes Anthony Vanderbilt was an American heiress and socialite.
12 Facts About Louise Vanderbilt
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Louise Vanderbilt had two sisters, Rosalie DeWolf, who married William Post, and Catherine "Kate" Lee, who married Henry Anthon Heiser.
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In 1872, Louise married Alfred Torrance, the son of Daniel Torrance and Sophia Johnson Torrance.
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Louise Vanderbilt's sisters were Adelaide Torrance, who married Meredith Howland, and Marie Torrance, who married John A Hadden Jr.
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Alfred, a grandson of Commodore Cornelius Louise Vanderbilt, was a horseman of some reputation in London, Paris, and New York.
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Louise Vanderbilt was interred in the Vanderbilt family mausoleum at Moravian Cemetery on Staten Island.
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Record of Louise Vanderbilt's generosity is consistently noted by those who knew her.
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Louise Vanderbilt provided educational opportunities and entertainments for the young men and women of the village.
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Louise Vanderbilt established a reading room, attached to St James' Chapel, sponsored lectures at the Town Hall, established a young man's club room in the village, and brought the Red Cross to Hyde Park in 1911.
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Employees reported that Louise Vanderbilt knew almost every family in Hyde Park and through her agents often helped families in need, struggling with health or financial difficulties.
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Louise Vanderbilt provided entertainments for village residents and their children, including ice cream festivals and, on at least one occasion, a steamer cruise on the Hudson River for all 700 residents of the village.
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Louise Vanderbilt was known to distribute Christmas gifts to the children of Hyde Park.