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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,...
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  • 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...
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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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    grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who bequeathed him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry "Billy" Vanderbilt (who bequeathed him about...
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  • Gwynne Vanderbilt and Margaret Emerson. He was the brother of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. and a half-brother to William Henry Vanderbilt III from his...
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    Alice was the grandmother of William Henry Vanderbilt III, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr., and George Washington Vanderbilt III. Through her youngest son Reginald...
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  • William Henry Vanderbilt William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901–1981), 59th Governor of Rhode Island, great-grandson of William Henry Vanderbilt William Kissam...
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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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    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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    Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III (born December 20, 1949) is a retired public relations executive. Vanderbilt was heavily involved with bringing the Grammys...
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  • Washington Vanderbilt II William Henry Vanderbilt (1821–1885), American businessman, son of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901–1981)...
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    the Vanderbilt family. It was composed of two portions: a single-family unit to the south and a two-family unit to the north. William Henry Vanderbilt owned...
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    and William Henry Vanderbilt, the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family...
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    Tobin. Emily Vanderbilt Sloane (1874–1970), who married lawyer John Henry Hammond III. Lila Vanderbilt Sloane (1878–1934), wife of William Bradhurst Osgood...
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    which he named Biltmore Estate. George W. Vanderbilt II was the youngest child of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam. Though there is no...
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    William Kissam Vanderbilt II (October 26, 1878 – January 8, 1944) was an American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent...
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    Moravian Cemetery and the site of the private Vanderbilt plot. Later, his son William Henry Vanderbilt gave a further 4 acres (1.6 ha) and constructed...
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    Gwynne Vanderbilt (1877–1915), and Gladys Moore Vanderbilt (1886–1965), who married Count László Széchenyi. Reginald was a grandson of William Henry Vanderbilt...
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    of Colorado, Harold G. Hoffman and Thomas Kean of New Jersey, William Henry Vanderbilt III of Rhode Island, George Bell Timmerman Jr. of South Carolina...
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    bid in 1938 when he lost to millionaire William Henry Vanderbilt III, a brother to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. who was a major figure in Thoroughbred...
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    French, was a close friend of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and married Gertrude's brother, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, in 1901. Elsie and Alfred divorced in...
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    married to Henry Gassaway Davis III, who was recently divorced from her cousin, Grace Vanderbilt. They divorced in 1940 and she married William John Warburton...
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  • Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the former estate of Gov. and Mrs. William Henry Vanderbilt III. Oakland Farm was sold and divided into housing lots by the end...
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    and with the influence of state senator and business leader William Henry Vanderbilt III. Construction began on December 1, 1927, using a design by Robinson...
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    2023. Sobel 1978, p. 1374. "William Henry Vanderbilt". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 13, 2023. "Vanderbilt Takes Office in Rhode Island"...
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    inaugurate a regular KLM trans-Atlantic service. In January 1937 William Henry Vanderbilt III landed in a baby Clipper Sikorsky S-38 at Zanderij with wife...
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    the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Representative John Barrett III of the First Berkshire district, which covers northern Berkshire County,...
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    1937, founder and past president of the World Wildlife Fund William Henry Vanderbilt III, Governor of Rhode Island, philanthropist Harry Werksman, writer-producer...
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    1939 – June 2, 1940 Preceded by Robert Leroy Cochran Succeeded by William Henry Vanderbilt III Personal details Born Lloyd Crow Stark (1886-11-23)November 23...
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    LAWS, Lawyers for World Security). He married Emily Vanderbilt, daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt III, who in 2015 added to the family's land holdings...
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