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Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. [1] [2] After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry, effectively transforming the geography of the ...
She was a daughter of Franklin H. Work, a well-known stockbroker and protégé of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and his wife, Ellen Wood. [1] Her sister Lucy Bond Work [3] was married to Peter Cooper Hewitt. [4] She also had a brother, the horseman and road driver George Paul Work, who died from consumption in Davos, Switzerland. [5]
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 committed suicide at the age of 51.
T. J. Stiles (born 1964 in Foley, Minnesota) [1] is an American biographer who lives in Berkeley, California.His book The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009) won a National Book Award [2] and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. [3]
The Fifth Avenue mansions that Cornelius Vanderbilt II, his brothers, and his sons lived in have been demolished, including Cornelius Vanderbilt II House. His 70-room summer residence, The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island, still stands as a memory of his lifestyle. It is today operated as a historic house museum. [1]
The First Tycoon went on to win the 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction [1] and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. [4] It was also named a New York Times Notable Book and one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker, [5] the Financial Times, [6] the Christian Science Monitor, [7] the Boston Globe, [8] and the Philadelphia Inquirer. [9]
The Verdendorps is a satirical roman à clef novel about the Vanderbilt family, [1] told from the point of view of Basil Verdendorp, a stand-in for Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt. [2] Written by Charles Marshal Hertig, a former secretary for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, the novel was published in May 1880, with the author listed as Basil Verdendorp ...
Brigadier General Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III (September 5, 1873 – March 1, 1942) was an American military officer, inventor, engineer, and yachtsman. [1] He was a member of the Vanderbilt family .