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Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly (April 15, 1885 – September 1, 1954) was an American philanthropist, tennis coach, socialite, and heiress to the Vanderbilt family fortune. In 1931, she was the Chairman of the Peacock Ball, later called "the greatest charity event ever held."
Jun 20, 2019 · About Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly. Youngest daughter of Hamilton McKown Twombly (1849-1910), railroad and mining magnate, and Florence Vanderbilt Twombly (1854-1952); great-granddaughter of 'Commodore' Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877)- the Founder of the family fortune in steamships and railroads.
- New York
- September 1, 1954
- April 15, 1885
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.
Forty years ago Miss Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly began an association with the Community Service Society that ended with her death early this month. Never one to seek the limelight, she worked hard...
Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly was born on 15 April 1885, in New York, United States as the daughter of Hamilton McKay Twombly and Florence Adele Vanderbilt.
Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly was an American philanthropist, tennis coach, socialite, and heiress to the Vanderbilt family fortune.
The Twombly's had two children who outlived them -Florence Vanderbilt Twombly, who married Wm. A. M. Burden, & is the mother of Wm. A.M. Burden, pres. of the Museum of Modern Art, & Ruth ...
