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William Kissam Vanderbilt I (12 de diciembre de 1849 - 22 de julio de 1920) 1 fue un empresario y filántropo estadounidense. Heredero de la rica saga de los Vanderbilt, gestionó las inversiones ferroviarias de su familia, y también destacó como criador de caballos. 2
William Kissam Vanderbilt I (December 12, 1849 – July 22, 1920 [1]) was an American heir, businessman, philanthropist and horsebreeder. Born into the Vanderbilt family, he managed his family's railroad investments.
William Kissam Vanderbilt II (26 de octubre de 1878 - 8 de enero de 1944) fue un rico heredero estadounidense. Miembro de la familia Vanderbilt, ocupó la presidencia del Ferrocarril Central de Nueva York, y fue un entusiasta de las carreras de coches y patrón de yates deportivos .
20 de dic. de 2023 · William Kissam Vanderbilt (December 12 1849 – July 22 1920) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. The second son of William Henry Vanderbilt, from whom he inherited $60 million, he was for a time active in the management of the family railroads, though not much after 1903.
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 .
Cornelius II's brother, William Kissam Vanderbilt, also featured prominently in the family's affairs. He also built a home on Fifth Avenue and would become one of the great architectural patrons of the Gilded Age, hiring the architects for (the third, and surviving) Grand Central Terminal.
William Kissam Vanderbilt worked with his brother Cornelius in managing the Vanderbilt investments and enterprises. But he was far less interested in business than were his brother, father, and grandfather. In 1903 William Kissam turned over management of the railroads to an outside firm and…
