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Alfred G. Vanderbilt was President of Belmont Racetrack in New York and was the principal owner and president of Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. [4] When he was called into service for World War II, he captained a PT boat in the South Pacific, earning the Silver Star for bravery. He was promoted to lieutenant, junior grade on March 2, 1944.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Sr. (October 20, 1877 – May 7, 1915) was an American businessman and member of the Vanderbilt family. A sportsman, he participated in and pioneered a number of related endeavors. He died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
4 de jul. de 2016 · Vanderbilt — the name brings to mind railroads, social stature and one of America’s most famous families. For horse racing fans, it also brings to mind one of the greatest innovators, owners and breeders in the history of the sport. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II was born on Sept. 22, 1912.
30 de abr. de 2022 · ID: I048130 Name: Alfred Gwynne II VANDERBILT Sex: M Birth: 22 SEP 1912 in London, England Death: 12 NOV 1999. Father: Alfred Gwynne VANDERBILT b: 20 OCT 1877 in New York City, NY Mother: Margaret EMERSON b: 1884. Marriage 1 Manuela HUDSON Married: 9 JUN 1938 Divorced: 1942 Divorced: Note: Time Magazine, June 20, 1938
13 de nov. de 1999 · Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, the elegant symbol of the sportsman in high society when he was the impresario of horse racing and the pillar of one of the most aristocratic families in America,...
7 de may. de 2015 · Alfred Vanderbilt, Yale College Class of 1889, might have considered himself to be a lucky man when he made the life-saving decision to cancel his trip on the Titanic — until, that is, he booked a ticket for a spring 1915 trip on the Lusitania. By Bess Connolly. May 7, 2015.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, born in 1877, was the third son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne. Cornelius II was head of the Vanderbilt family, chairman of the New York Central Railroad, and one of the richest men in the world. He and Alice built the most famous of Newport’s mansions, The Breakers.
