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12 de nov. de 1999 · Philanthropist, Sportsman, Member of the Vanderbilt family, He was born in London and educated at St. Paul's School and Yale, and his grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, was reputed to be the world's richest man. His mother, Margaret Emerson, came from Bromo-Seltzer wealth, and his father, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt,...
21 de abr. de 2021 · by Ray Setterfield. May 7, 1915 — American multi-millionaire Alfred Vanderbilt died a hero on this day trying to save women and children aboard the liner Lusitania, which was sunk by a German U-boat. The ship, owned by the Cunard Line, was built to dominate the highly lucrative transatlantic passenger trade. Launched in 1906, it was completed ...
29 de may. de 2024 · James is the son of Allison and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III. Among James’s many prominent ancestors are business magnate and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), inventor and businessperson Isaac Edward Emerson (1859-1931), inventor Thomas E. Murray (1860-1929), and businessperson Pieter Claesen Wyckoff (c. 1620-1694).
27 de oct. de 2021 · Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and his wife, Ellen "Elsie" French, in 1905. In 1908, Cornelius II's third son Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt followed suit to build something of his own in Newport proper ...
12 de nov. de 1999 · Alfred Vanderbilt in the Saratoga paddock (Museum Collection) Win composite photograph for the 1934 Whitney at Saratoga, won by Discovery, owned by Alfred Vanderbilt (C. C. Cook/Museum Collection) From, left, Alex Robb, Earl Sande, John Longden, Alfred Vanderbilt, and G. Lamaze honored at Turf Writers Dinner at Saratoga, 1939 (TurfPix/Museum ...
21 de may. de 2015 · Longtime Maryland breeder Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and John Hay Whitney have been elected posthumously to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame as Pillars of the Turf. Vanderbilt and ...
Brief Life History of Cornelius. When Cornelius Vanderbilt II was born on 27 November 1843, in New Dorp, Richmond, New York, United States, his father, William Henry Vanderbilt I, was 22 and his mother, Maria Louisa Kissam, was 22. He married Alice Claypoole Gwynne on 7 February 1867, in Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States.
