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Cornelius "Corneil" Vanderbilt II (November 27, 1843 – September 12, 1899) was an American socialite and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. Noted forebears [ edit ] He was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt , who bequeathed him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry "Billy" Vanderbilt (who bequeathed him about $70 million) and Maria ...
Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt is an American icon. Humbly born on Staten Island during George Washington’s presidency, he rose from boatman to builder of the nation’s largest fleet of steamships to lord of a railroad empire.
Nov 21, 2023 · Cornelius Vanderbilt was the 19th century prototype of the self-made man. After dropping out of school to begin work on a ferry at age 11, Vanderbilt became one of America's most well-known ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt I ( 27 de maig de 1794 – 4 de gener de 1877 ), també conegut com El Comodor [1] [2] o Comodor Vanderbilt, fou un empresari nord-americà que va guanyar la seva fortuna gràcies al transport mitjançant vaixells i ferrocarrils. [3] [4] Va ser el patriarca de la família Vanderbilt. A la seva mort, amb 82 anys, tenia una ...
Dec 29, 2009 · Cornelius Vanderbilt owned shipping lines and railroads in the 1800s. His statue still looms over the entrance of New York's Grand Central terminal. Biographer T.J. Stiles brought that statue to ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane (June 29, 1905 - July 9, 1962) was an American explorer and philanthropist. Early life [ edit ] Crane was the son of Richard Teller Crane, Jr., and Florence ( née Higinbotham) Crane, and grandson of Richard T. Crane , founder of Crane Co.
Apr 11, 2011 · Apr 11, 2011, 9:46 AM. Cornelius Vanderbilt tried since the outbreak of war to donate the steamship Vanderbilt, his largest and fastest vessel, to the Union effort. Panic over the vulnerability of ...
