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Fig. 1 William Bradhurst Osgood Field.

William Bradhurst Osgood Field (1870-1949)

William Bradhurst Osgood Field (1870-1949) (Fig. 1) though born in at Columbia University in biology and zoology. Among his various
Geneva, Switzerland, hailed from a prominent New York family and professional roles, he was in the corps of engineers at the New York
over the course of his life became known for his extensive collection, Central and Hudson River Railroad and was the Vice President of
philanthropy, participation in corporate and social organizations in M. W. Kellogg Company. He was a member of numerous corporate,
New York, and his homes at 645 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, High social, and charitable boards, including the Grolier Club, which he
Lawn in Lenox, Massachusetts, and Westfield in Mohegan Lake, joined in 1904 and served as President from 1925 to 1928. In 1902,
New York. Field married heiress and philanthropist, Lila Vanderbilt Sloane Field
(1878-1934) (Fig. 2), daughter of William Douglas Sloane & Emily Thorn
He was the son of William Hazard Field and Augusta Currie Bradhurst Vanderbilt, who as a wedding gift bought them one of the Marble Twin
Field, and the nephew of Osgood Field, a well-known society figure in buildings at 645 Fifth Avenue. She also received from her own parents
London and Rome. As a student at Stevens Institute of Technology, Highlawn, a huge Lenox estate. She was a great-granddaughter of
he studied mechanical engineering, and subsequently took courses the renowned railroad and shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt

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