William H. Force

[3] Force was educated at the Dutchess County Academy in Poughkeepsie, New York.

[4] Force was a member of a well-established business family and he owned the successful shipping firm William H. Force and Co. (established in 1873),[4] and his father had been prosperous in the manufacturing industry.

Co., and United Casualty Co., and the New York Board of Trade and Transportation.

Together, they were the parents of: William owned a well regard art collection and was part of Brooklyn high society.

[5] His widow, who inherited his entire estate, died at Chastellux, their daughter Katherine's villa in Newport in August 1939.