 Thorne Mansion in Morris Township, NJ | |
| Full name | William Van Schoonhoven Thorne |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | March 22, 1865 Millbrook, Dutchess County,New York, United States |
| Died | February 6, 1920(1920-02-06) (aged 54) |
| Turned pro | 1884 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1888 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | F (1884) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | QF (1882, 1884) |
William V.S. Thorne (March 22, 1865 – February 6, 1920) was an Americanfinancier in the railroad and hospital purchasing industries. He was also atennis player active in the late 19th centuryUS Open.
Thorne was born inDutchess County, New York, the second of five children to Samuel Thorne and Phebe Van Schoonhoven. His father was president of the Pennsylvania Coal Company, and adirector of theCentral Trust Company, theSixth Avenue Railroad and theBank of America. His grandfather Jonathan Thorne (1801-1884) was aleatherworker andtannery manager and "proprietor of one of the largest establishments of trade in New York," according toProminent Families of New York (1898). Thorne was a seventh generation descendant of William Thorne (c. 1606-c. 1657), one of the originalpatentees ofFlushing and a proprietor ofJamaica, Queens.[1] He descended fromQuakers, but in 1870 he was listed as a member of theFifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.[2]
Thorne graduatedPhi Beta Kappa from Yale in 1884.[3]
Thorne reached theAll-Comers final of theU.S. National Championships in1884, defeating future championHenry Slocum andClarence Clark. He lost toHoward Taylor, who was subsequently defeated in the Challenge Round by three-time defending championRichard D. Sears.[4][5]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1884 | U.S. Championships | Grass |  Howard Taylor | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Thorne started at Great Northern Railway Co. before becoming a purchasing assistant for railroadtycoonE. H. Harriman. He was a director atSouthern Pacific andUnion Pacific Railroads,Wells Fargo Express Oregon Short-Line and theOregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company.[6]
In 1910, he founded the Hospital Bureau of Standards and Supplies in New York City. From 1896 to his death in 1920, he was a senior director atThe Presbyterian Hospital and The Women’s Hospital in New York and the Manhattan Maternity and Dispensary.[3] He is the author of a textbook calledHospital Accounting and Statistics.[7]
He was married to Theresa Keyser. He died ofpneumonia at his home onPark Avenue on February 6, 1920.[6]
The Bellwether League Foundation, a healthcaresupply chain industry organization called Thorne the “father ofcooperative buying."[3]
TheThorne Estate inMorris Township, New Jersey, designed byDelano & Aldrich and completed in 1912, was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1978.[8]
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