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Hamilton McKown Twombly Sr. (August 11, 1849 – January 11, 1910) was an American businessman.
Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly (née Vanderbilt; January 8, 1854 – April 11, 1952) was an American socialite and heiress. She was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. She and her husband Hamilton McKown Twombly built Florham, a gilded age estate in Madison, New Jersey.
When Hamilton McKown Twombly Sr. was born on 11 August 1849, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Alexander Hamilton Twombly, was 44 and his mother, Caroline Matilda Williams, was 27.
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Sep 20, 2022 · Hamilton McKown Twombly. Born 11 Aug 1849 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Son of Alexander Hamilton Twombly and Caroline (McKown) Twombly. [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of Florence Adele (Vanderbilt) Twombly — married 21 Nov 1877 in New York City, New York, United States. Descendants.
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- Florence Adele (Vanderbilt) Twombly
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The marriage of Mr. Hamilton McK. Twombly to Miss Florence Adele Vanderbilt last Wednesday evening. (From sketches by our special artists.) 1--The reception. 2--The ceremony at St. Bartholomew's Church.
Hamilton Twombly was a shrewd investor and astute businessman, often advising his father in law and Florence’s brothers on the management of their railroads and investments. When he died in 1910, not only did he leave his wife Florence richer than her found her, her left her richer than most of her family, no easy feat.
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Hamilton McKown Twombly, millionaire banker and brother-in-law of William K. Vanderbilt, died at his country home in Florham Park at 10:15 o'clock this morning. He had been seriously ill for a month, and was not expected to live from day to day.
