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    Harold Stirling Vanderbilt CBE (July 6, 1884 – July 4, 1970) was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, an innovator and champion player...
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  • noted horse breeder and racing elder. William Kissam Vanderbilt's son Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884–1970) gained fame as a sportsman. He invented the...
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    children: Consuelo Vanderbilt (born March 2, 1877) William Kissam Vanderbilt II (born on October 26, 1878) Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (born on July 6, 1884)...
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  • women to compete in the America's Cup, alongside her husband, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, in 1934 and 1937. Gertrude Conaway was born in 1901 in Philadelphia...
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    York "Sunderland House" (1904), townhouse in London, England Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884–1970) "Rock Cliff" (1870), summer residence in Newport,...
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    Alva Belmont (redirect from Alva Vanderbilt)
    Consuelo Vanderbilt (March 2, 1877 – December 6, 1964) William Kissam Vanderbilt II (October 26, 1878 – January 8, 1944) Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (July...
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  • bridge. Indeed, the modern form of the latter was developed by Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, a former president of the university's Board of Trust and a great-grandson...
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  • named after Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, a famous yachtsman who won the America's Cup three times in a row in the 1930s. Stirling Punch is most often found...
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    Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith. His maternal grandfather was Murray Forbes Smith. Known as Willie K., he was a brother to Harold Stirling Vanderbilt...
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    In 1931, the sparsely populated settlement was incorporated by Harold Stirling Vanderbilt as the "Town of Manalapan". A large share of the first settlers...
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    grandparents were William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt was her uncle and Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough...
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    Lost 0 Dennis Conner – Wins 1980, 1987, 1988 – Won 13 / Lost 5 Harold Stirling Vanderbilt – Wins 1930, 1934, 1937 – Won 12 / Lost 2 Charlie Barr – Wins...
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  • of designer blue jeans, daughter of Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884–1970), American railroad executive, yachtsman, and...
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    ingredients in Stirling Punch, a drink named for famous yachtsman, America's Cup winner and Vanderbilt Sailing Club founder Harold Stirling Vanderbilt. Mount...
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    the last time J-class yachts would race for the America's Cup. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt funded construction of Ranger, and she was launched on May 11...
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  • Governor Leverett Saltonstall, Congressman Hamilton Fish, Yachtsman Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, Poloist Thomas Hitchcock Jr., U. S. Ambassador to Italy William...
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    Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam. He was the father of Consuelo Vanderbilt, William Kissam Vanderbilt II, and Harold Stirling Vanderbilt. They...
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    the result of innovations to the scoring of auction bridge by Harold Stirling Vanderbilt and others. The most significant change was that only the tricks...
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    Anne Harriman. His maternal uncles were William Kissam Vanderbilt II and Harold Stirling Vanderbilt. Marlborough was educated at Eton before joining the...
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    Jacques Balsan Gloria Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt family heiress, clothing and perfume designer Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt family heir, prominent...
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    legendary horse owner Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877), shipping and railroad entrepreneur Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884–1970), railroad executive...
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    Historic Places. The property was built for Harold Stirling Vanderbilt and his wife, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt, in 1930. It was designed by Swiss architect...
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    contained a 17-room suite for New York Central Railroad director Harold Stirling Vanderbilt. The Barclay Hotel opened on November 4, 1926, and was operated...
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  • under the laws of Switzerland as a 'non-profit' organization. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt was made the first honorary member of the WBF for his work developing...
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    yacht designer Ted Turner, media mogul Cornelius Vanderbilt III, Army general Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, railroad executive Thomas Watson Jr. NYYC Invitational...
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  • association officer Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, railroad executive, champion yachtsman and champion bridge player William Kissam Vanderbilt II, railroad executive...
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  • her son. Kiselewski designed a statue of Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, which is located on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. In...
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  • Bermuda, when Britain declared war on Germany on 5 August 1914. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, the Commodore of the New York Yacht Club, had sent his own yacht...
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    Vanderbilt ("The Commodore"), one of the richest American in history. Descendant of the famous Dutch corsair Jan Janszoon (1570–1641) Harold Stirling...
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  • other social connections included his auction bridge partner Harold Stirling Vanderbilt. Such connections provided him with affluent students and with...
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