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William Henry Vanderbilt III (November 24, 1901 – April 14, 1981) was an American politician who served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1939 to 1941, and a member of the wealthy and socially prominent Vanderbilt family.
William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman and philanthropist. [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. Vanderbilt became the richest American after he took over his father's fortune in 1877 ...
Alfred's eldest son, from his first marriage, William Henry Vanderbilt III was Governor of Rhode Island. Alfred's second son Alfred Jr. became a noted horse breeder and racing elder. William Kissam Vanderbilt's son Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884–1970) gained fame as a sportsman.
12 de abr. de 2024 · William Henry Vanderbilt (born May 8, 1821, New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.—died Dec. 8, 1885, New York, N.Y.) was an American railroad magnate and philanthropist who nearly doubled the Vanderbilt family fortune established and in large part bequeathed to him by his father, Cornelius.
William Henry Vanderbilt (8 de mayo de 1821 - 8 de diciembre de 1885) fue un magnate estadounidense, miembro de la prominente familia Vanderbilt. Su padre, Cornelius Vanderbilt, le dejó en herencia el Ferrocarril central de Nueva York, así como otros ferrocarriles.
The Met owns a bronze relief sculpture of William Henry II and Cornelius Vanderbilt III, the sons of Alice and Cornelius Vanderbilt II, by American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture was commissioned for the couple's mansion in New York and depicts the boys as heirs to the Vanderbilt fortune.
William Henry Vanderbilt III (November 24, 1901 – April 14, 1981) was an American politician who served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1939 to 1941, and a member of the wealthy and socially prominent Vanderbilt family. William Henry Vanderbilt III. Portrait by Ellen Emmet Rand, 1939.
