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CORNELIUS VANDERBILT II (1843-1899) WAS THE OLDER SON OF WILLIAM HENRY VANDERBILT AND ONE OF THE COMMODORE’S GRANDSONS. AFTER HIS FATHER’S DEATH HE BECAME THE SUCCESSOR AND MANAGER OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD SYSTEM. Below follows Cornelius Vanderbilt III, the next member in this branch. He was the son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II.
The Breakers is an estate located in Newport, Rhode Island that was built by Cornelius Vanderbilt II, the brother of George Vanderbilt. It is one of the most extravagant Gilded Age mansions in the United States and is now a tourist destination. The grounds feature formal gardens, trails, and other attractions.
Cornelius Vanderbilt II commissioned architect George B. Post to build a massive, French Château-style mansion on Fifth Avenue, between 57th and 58th Streets, in Manhattan. Post consulted with Richard Morris Hunt, who built other mansions for the Vanderbilt family. The building was e nlarged and redesigned in 1894, and demolished in 1927.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Cornelius Vanderbilt (* 27. Mai 1794 in Port Richmond auf Staten Island, heute zu New York City gehörig; † 4. Januar 1877 in New York City) war einer der erfolgreichsten und reichsten Unternehmer der Vereinigten Staaten und der Begründer der Vanderbilt -Familie. Der Name Vanderbilt steht zusammen mit den Namen Andrew ...
Mar 16, 2017 - When William Henry Vanderbilt, the richest man in the world at the time, died, he left the most of his $200 million estate divided equ...
"Cornelius Vanderbilt II was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. He was the favorite grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who left him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry Vanderbilt, who left him close to $70 million. In his turn he succeeded them as head of the New York Central and related railroad lines in 1885.
Cornelis Vanderbilt II (1843-1899) Cornelius Vanderbilt II ( New York, 27 november 1843 – aldaar, 12 september 1899) was een lid van de steenrijke Amerikaanse familie van Nederlandse afkomst Vanderbilt. Hij was een prominent sociaal figuur en zakenman. Hij was de favoriete kleinzoon van de stichter van het familie imperium Cornelius ...
