Woodbury Kane
Woodbury Kane (8 February 1859 – 5 December 1905) 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 (for many years serving on the club's America’s Cup committee), 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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Birth date | February 08, 1859 |
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Date of death | December 05, 1905 |
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