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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 .
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 ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt IV was born on April 30, 1898, in Staten Island to Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III (1873–1942) and Grace Graham Wilson (1870–1953). [1] [2] Throughout his life, the younger Vanderbilt was known as "Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr." whereas his father, after 1918, was commonly referred to as "General Vanderbilt", as he had served as a brigadier general in the First World War.
WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with T.J. Stiles, author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Knopf), on how the Commodore became one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in ...
On February 4, 1867, he married Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934), daughter of Abraham Evan Gwynne and Rachel Moore Flagg. [5] The two met at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church where both taught Sunday school. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt II and her daughters, Gladys and Gertrude, having tea in the library at the Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island.
He was the second son of thirteen children born to Cornelius Vanderbilt and Sophia Johnson Vanderbilt, who were first cousins. [3] [4] He had 11 siblings who survived to adulthood; Phebe, Ethelinda, Eliza, William ("Billy"), Emily, Sophia, Maria, Frances, Mary, Catherine, and George (who died in 1863 at age 24). Corneel had another brother ...
The sprawling property, commissioned by Anderson Cooper’s grandfather, was a hub for horse breeding and lavish gatherings during the Gilded Age.
No. 1 Oregon beat No. 4 Penn State in the Big Ten championship game, and No. 2 Georgia beat No. 3 Texas in the SEC championship game, yet the bracket – my lord, stop trying to force “bracket ...