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  2. William Henry Vanderbilt - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. William Kissam Vanderbilt - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of philanthropists - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. William H. Vanderbilt - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 25 March 2004, at 14:09 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may ...

  6. Idle Hour - Wikipedia

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    After Vanderbilt's death in 1920, the mansion went through several phases and visitors, including a brief stay during Prohibition by gangster Dutch Schultz. [6] Around that time, cow stalls, pig pens and corn cribs on the farm portion of Idle Hour were converted into a short-lived bohemian artists' colony, known as the Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians, that included figures such as ...

  7. The Men Who Built America - Wikipedia

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    The series focuses on the lives of Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. It tells how their industrial innovations and business empires revolutionized modern society. The series is directed by Patrick Reams and Ruán Magan and is narrated by Campbell Scott. It averaged 2.6 million total ...

  8. Elliott Fitch Shepard - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. William Kissam Vanderbilt II - Wikipedia

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    William Kissam Vanderbilt II (October 26, 1878 – January 8, 1944) was an American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. Early life [ edit ]