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    Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and...
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    Cornelius "Corneil" Vanderbilt II (November 27, 1843 – September 12, 1899) was an American socialite and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt...
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  • railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy. Cornelius Vanderbilt's descendants went...
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    Brigadier General Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III (September 5, 1873 – March 1, 1942) was an American military officer, inventor, engineer, and yachtsman...
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    Cornelius Vanderbilt IV (April 30, 1898 – July 7, 1974) was a newspaper publisher, journalist, author, and military officer. He was an outcast of high...
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    The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House was a large mansion built in 1883 at 1 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City. It occupied the frontage along the...
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    eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family. Vanderbilt became the richest American...
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    Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane (June 29, 1905 - July 9, 1962) was an American explorer and philanthropist. Crane was the son of Richard Teller Crane, Jr.,...
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    Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (December 29, 1830 – April 2, 1882) was an American socialite and member of the Vanderbilt family. After having a troubled...
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    Cornelius "Sonny" Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and...
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    Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt (1869–1874), William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870–1892), Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III (1873–1942), Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942)...
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    descendants of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who built only very modestly himself. Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) Townhouse, the "Cornelius Vanderbilt II House"...
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    shipping tycoon. William Henry Vanderbilt (1821–1885), son of Cornelius. Cornelius van Derbilt (1764–1832), father of Cornelius. Phebe van Derbilt (née Hand)...
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  • Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877) was an American entrepreneur known as the Commodore. Cornelius Vanderbilt may also refer to: Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt...
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    the war, she lived in New York City and married multi-millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt. Frank Armstrong Crawford was born on January 18, 1839, in Mobile...
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  • hotelier. In 1867, Terry started a very close friendship with Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt, and was the one to find him after his suicide in 1882. George...
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    youngest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934). Among his siblings was Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942), who...
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    Claypoole Vanderbilt (née Gwynne; November 11, 1845 – April 24, 1934) was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and reigned as the matriarch of the Vanderbilt family...
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    daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1852–1934), and a great-granddaughter of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt. Her older...
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    Grace Graham Vanderbilt (née Wilson; September 3, 1870 – January 7, 1953) was an American socialite. She was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III. She was...
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    say Bill Gates, Cornelius Vanderbilt I, John Jacob Astor IV, or Henry Ford. Lower ranks are a matter of even bigger debate. Vanderbilt left a fortune worth...
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  • in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment in the...
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  • Cornelius Vanderbilt II; married Grace Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt IV (1898–1974), American newspaper publisher, the son of Cornelius Vanderbilt III...
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    means for popular instruction and enjoyment thereof." The Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Hall of Fame collection was provided to the Museum in 1987...
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  • They were named after Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877), the builder of Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn carries...
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    the Main Concourse, the Glory of Commerce work and the statue of Cornelius Vanderbilt in front of the building's south facade, and the two cast-iron eagle...
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    Chevy Chase (redirect from Cornelius Chase)
    World War II. Cathalene was adopted as a child by her stepfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane, heir to The Crane Company, and took the name Catherine Crane...
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    Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt. Among her large family was uncle Cornelius Vanderbilt III, aunt Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who married Harry...
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    The Breakers (category Vanderbilt family residences)
    between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. The 70-room mansion, with a gross area...
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  • Cornelius Vanderbilt Wood Jr. (December 17, 1920 – March 14, 1992) was an American developer of theme parks and planned communities. He was the chief developer...
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