Anne Gordon Vanderbilt

Anne Gordon Vanderbilt (Colby)

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Heiress, Philanthropist, former wife of ex-Governor William Henry Vanderbilt, they made their home at Oakland Farm, a large estate on East Main Road, extending from St. Mary's Churchyard to Union Street.

Mrs. Vanderbilt became active in social affairs on Aquidneck Island and then took part in her husband's political career that led to his election as Republican governor in 1938. After the governor's defeat in 1940, the Vanderbilt's moved to Williamstown, Mass. In the late 1940s, they sold Oakland Farm.

Mrs. Vanderbilt was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Colby of West Orange, New Jersey.. She graduated from Foxcroft School in 1925 and made her debut in 1927. Her marriage took place in New Jersey in December, 1929. It was Mr. Vanderbilt's second marriage. His marriage to Miss Emily O. Davies in 1923 ended in divorce in 1927.

During World War II, while the former governor was serving as a captain in the Naval Reserve, Mrs. Vanderbilt helped to found the Ships Service Committee in New York City.

New York Times Obituary: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1974/02/28/79865173.h...

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