Richard Thornton Wilson (1829-1910)

He was a self-made multi-millionaire from Gainesville, Georgia, who through his wife's connections entered old New York society. They became known as "the marrying Wilsons" as each of their five children married extremely well: (1) Mrs May Goelet (2) Marshall Wilson, married Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (3) Lady Leila Herbert (4) R.T. Wilson, married Marion Steedman Mason (5) Mrs Grace Vanderbilt