Knickerbocker Club - Notable Former Members

Notable Former Members

  • William Astor Chanler (1867-1934), explorer, soldier and New York politician
  • Frank Crowninshield (1872–1947), journalist, developer of Vanity Fair
  • Frederick Townsend Martin (1849–1914), writer and anti-poverty advocate
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), President of the United States (resigned 1936)
  • Henry White (1850–1927), diplomat
  • Robert Winthrop (1833–1892), banker
  • Jerauld Wright (1898–1995), Navy Commander-in-Chief

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