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Frank Armstrong Crawford-Vanderbilt (January 18, 1839 – May 4, 1885) was an American socialite and philanthropist. During the American Civil War, she was a strong supporter of the Confederate States of America. After the war, she lived in New York City and married multi-millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt.
- Philanthropist
- Vanderbilt Family Mausoleum, New York, U.S.
- Frank Armstrong Crawford, January 18, 1839, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
[Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt] | Strengthening Ties: The Hidden Individuals behind Vanderbilt’s Founding. Creator Louis Alman, New York, NY. Date 1870. Type Photograph. Source John James Tigert IV Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections.
11 de abr. de 2011 · On Aug. 21, 1869, Vanderbilt married the oddly named Frank Armstrong Crawford. He was 75; she was 32, and his second wife. She was also from Mobile, Ala., and an unrepentant Confederate.
18 de mar. de 2021 · In 1873, Vanderbilt’s second wife, an Alabaman named Frank Armstrong Crawford, convinced Vanderbilt to make a half-million dollar donation to McTyeire to found the university. Crawford prided herself on being a rebel and was a staunch Confederate during the war.
On March 17, 1873, railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt moved to “strengthen the ties” between the North and the war-torn South by endowing the Central University of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. While Bishop Holland McTyeire is credited with inspiring Vanderbilt’s gift, a network of hidden individuals helped actualize this dream.
20 de jun. de 2023 · Jun 20, 2023, 10:30 AM. Edited by Seth Robertson. Illustrations by Chris Wormell. In March 1873, Cornelius Vanderbilt and his wife, Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt, gave a charitable gift that was groundbreaking in every sense of the word.
The Frank Armstrong Crawford Lecture. Wednesday, March 31. 7:00 p.m. You are cordially invited to attend this year’s Crawford Lecture featuring Amelia Nagoski, co-author of “Burnout: The Secrets to Unlocking the Stress Cycle”. The Zoom webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 31 at 7:00 pm CT.
