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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.
After that, his son William Henry Vanderbilt acquired his father's fortune, and was the richest American until his death in 1885. The Vanderbilts' prominence lasted until the mid-20th century, when the family's 10 great Fifth Avenue mansions were torn down, and most other Vanderbilt houses were sold or turned into museums in what has been ...
William Henry Vanderbilt III (November 24, 1901 – April 14, 1981) was an American politician who served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1939 to 1941, and a member of the wealthy and socially prominent Vanderbilt family.
The family lived at 2 West 52nd Street in Manhattan, [31] one of three houses of the Vanderbilt Triple Palace which were built during the 1880s for William Henry Vanderbilt and his two daughters. After Elliott's death Margaret transferred the house to her sister's family, who combined their two houses into one. [32]
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 ...
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.
Emily Vanderbilt Sloane was born on September 17, 1874, to Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (1852–1946) and W. & J. Sloane heir William Douglas Sloane (1844–1915). [2] [3] She was the granddaughter of William Henry Vanderbilt. [1] She was raised in New York, and summered at Elm Court, a mammoth shingle-style cottage in Lenox, Massachusetts. [1]
Ruth Vanderbilt Twombly (April 15, 1885 – September 1, 1954) was an American philanthropist, tennis coach, socialite, [1] and heiress to the Vanderbilt family fortune. In 1931, she was the Chairman of the Peacock Ball, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] later called "the greatest charity event ever held."