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Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (December 29, 1830 – April 2, 1882) was an American socialite and member of the Vanderbilt family. After having a troubled relationship with his father, Cornelius Vanderbilt, he eventually died by suicide at the age of 51.
When Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt expired in New York City on January 4, 1877, with members of his family gathered about his bed singing “Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy,” he was by far the richest man who had ever died in the United States of America.
Apr 16, 2010 · Learn about Cornelius Vanderbilt, a self-made shipping and railroad tycoon who became one of the wealthiest Americans of the 19th century. Find out how he made his fortune, his role in the Erie Railroad War and his philanthropic donation to Vanderbilt University.
Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt, the discarded son of the late Commodore Vanderbilt, shot himself in the head at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and died four hours later.
Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt was childless when he committed suicide, in 1882, and George Washington Vanderbilt died during the Civil War, before having any children. All of the Vanderbilt multimillionaires descend through the oldest son Billy and his wife.
Apr 27, 2022 · Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt, known as as "Corneel," was the second son of Cornelius ("Commodore") Vanderilt, the shipping and railroad tycoon, and his wife, Sophia Johnson. From the age of eighteen, he suffered from epilepsy, which his father interpreted as a sign of weakness.
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May 14, 2009 · Vanderbilt was an unfeeling brute who abused his family, especially his epileptic son Cornelius Jeremiah. Vanderbilt contracted syphilis in 1839, began to suffer dementia in 1868, and was...
