Cornelius Vanderbilt II
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Cornelius "Corneil" Vanderbilt II was an American businessman, chairman and president of railroad lines. A socialite and philanthropist, he was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt famil
Portrait of Vanderbilt by John Singer Sargent
Unissued bond of the Canada Southern Railway Company, signed by vice-president Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt II and her daughters, Gladys and Gertrude, having tea in the library at the Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island. William Bruce Ellis Ranken, 1932
The rear facade of the Cornelius Vanderbilt II House on West 57th Street, New York
William Henry Vanderbilt
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William Henry Vanderbilt was an American businessman and railroad magnate. Known as "Billy", he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of t
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
…United States Vanderbilt family. He was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who bequeathed him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry "Billy" Vanderbilt (who bequeathed him about $70 million) and Maria Louisa Kissam. In his turn, he succeeded them as the chairman and the president of the New York Central…
Vanderbilt in 1882
William Henry Vanderbilt's mansion on Fifth Avenue.
1879 cartoon depicting Vanderbilt as "The Modern Colossus of (Rail) Roads".
Share of the New York and Harlem Rail Road Company, issued 31 October 1873, signed by William Henry Vanderbilt as president.