Woodbury Kane

Deceased Person

1859 – 1905

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Who was Woodbury Kane?

Woodbury Kane was a noted yachtsman and bon vivant, and member of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders. A director of the Metropolitan Register Company, Kane served aboard the Columbia in the 1899 America’s Cup race. He also was a noted hunter of big game, both in North America and South Africa.

He was a member of the New York Yacht Club, the Metropolitan Club, the Knickerbocker Club, the Racquet Court Club, the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, the Meadowbrook Hunt Club, the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club, the Larchmont Club, and the Yacht and Country Club.

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Born
Feb 8, 1859
Newport
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Harvard University
Died
Dec 5, 1905
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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