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    Cornelius "Corneil" Vanderbilt II (November 27, 1843 – September 12, 1899) was an American socialite and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt...
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    Street, was constructed in 1883 for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, the eldest grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, founder of the family fortune. The...
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  • Avenue. William Henry appointed his first son, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, as the next "Head of House". Cornelius II built the largest private home in New York...
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    Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and...
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    engineer, and yachtsman. He was a member of the Vanderbilt family. Born in New York City to Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne, he was educated...
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    Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (December 29, 1830 – April 2, 1882) was an American socialite and member of the Vanderbilt family. After having a troubled...
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    Margaret. Cornelius Vanderbilt III (1873–1942), son of Cornelius II. Grace Vanderbilt (1870–1953), wife of Cornelius III. Emily Vanderbilt Sloane (1874–1970)...
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    Claypoole Vanderbilt (née Gwynne; November 11, 1845 – April 24, 1934) was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and reigned as the matriarch of the Vanderbilt family...
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    Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman Known as "Billy," he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an...
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    descendants of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who built only very modestly himself. Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) Townhouse, the "Cornelius Vanderbilt II House"...
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    youngest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934). Among his siblings was Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942), who...
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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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    She eloped with Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III (1873–1942), son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne of the Vanderbilt family, in 1896...
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  • refer to: Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (1830–1882), American farmer and gambler, son of the Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899), American socialite...
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    Platten Vanderbilt, son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr., and the grandson of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. His great-grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, had...
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    daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1852–1934), and a great-granddaughter of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt. Her older...
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    Cornelius "Sonny" Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and...
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    The Breakers (category Vanderbilt family residences)
    between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. The 70-room mansion, with a gross area...
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  • George Washington Vanderbilt II Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (1830–1882), son of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877), known...
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    Cornelius Vanderbilt IV (April 30, 1898 – July 7, 1974) was a newspaper publisher, journalist, author, and military officer. He was an outcast of high...
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    grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, had been one of America's most revered businessmen; his great-grandfather, William Henry Vanderbilt had been the...
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    was split between his two elder sons, Cornelius Vanderbilt II and William K. Vanderbilt. George W. Vanderbilt had inherited $2 million from his grandfather...
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    Gloria Vanderbilt. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick Neilson and Isabelle Gebhard Neilson. Her paternal grandparents were Cornelius Vanderbilt II and...
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    siblings were Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt, Emily Thorn Vanderbilt, Florence Adele Vanderbilt, Frederick William Vanderbilt, Eliza Osgood...
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    László Széchenyi married Gladys Vanderbilt, the youngest daughter of Alice Claypoole Gwynne and Cornelius Vanderbilt II. The Count was born Széchenyi László...
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    The Breakers (1878) (category Vanderbilt family residences)
    magnificent estate in Newport." The home, which was acquired by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1885, was destroyed by fire in 1892 and replaced by the current...
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    Newport. She was born Gladys Moore Vanderbilt in 1886, the seventh and youngest child of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice Claypoole Gwynne...
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    (née Kissam) Vanderbilt (1821–1896). His siblings were Cornelius Vanderbilt II, who married Alice Claypoole Gwynne; Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt, who married...
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    Henry Vanderbilt (1821–1885) and Maria Louisa (Kissam) Vanderbilt. Her elder siblings were Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard...
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    begrudgingly, were able to partake in polite society (best personified by the Vanderbilt family). After McAllister released the names of the Four Hundred in The...
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