William Knapp Thorn

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William Knapp Thorn, Jr. (1848 – November 16, 1910) was an American champion polo player and the grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.[1][2] Also, he was a hunter and horse-rider.[2] He was one of the best-known sportsmen in the United States and France.[2]

Biography

He was born in 1848 to Emily Almira Vanderbilt Thorn.[1]

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.[1][2]

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Horace A. Laffaye, The Evolution of Polo, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2009, p. 27
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