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William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman [1] Known as "Billy," he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family.
William Allen – founded and endowed many institutions and causes including 'Schools of Industry' at Lindfield and Newington Academy for Girls; William Gott – British industrialist and benefactor to churches, museums and civic buildings; William Henry Vanderbilt – co-founder of the Metropolitan Opera
William Vanderbilt may refer to: William Henry Vanderbilt (1821–1885), American railroad magnate; William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870–92), grandson of William Henry Vanderbilt; William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901–1981), 59th Governor of Rhode Island, great-grandson of William Henry Vanderbilt; William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849–1920), son of ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the founder of the Vanderbilt business dynasty.. The progenitor of the Vanderbilt family was Jan Aertszoon or Aertson (1620–1705), a Dutch farmer from the village of De Bilt in Utrecht, Netherlands, who emigrated to the Dutch colony of New Netherland as an indentured servant to the Van Kouwenhoven family in 1650.
William Kissam Vanderbilt I was born on December 12, 1849, in New Dorp, New York, on Staten Island.His parents were Maria Louisa Kissam and William Henry Vanderbilt, the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family who was the richest American after he took over his father's fortune in 1877 until his own death in 1885.
Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt Webb (1860–1936), daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt; Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (1852–1946), daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt; Emily Vanderbilt Sloane (1874–1970), American philanthropist, daughter of Emily Thorn Vanderbilt; Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly (1854–1952), daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt
Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard (New Dorp, New York (state) July 23, 1845 – Manhattan, March 3, 1924) was an American heiress and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. [1] As a philanthropist, she funded the YMCA, helping create a hotel for guests of the organization.
Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (January 31, 1852 – July 28, 1946) was an American philanthropist and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. She financed the creation of New York's Sloane Hospital for Women in 1888 with an endowment of more than $1,000,000.