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Nov 2, 2012 · Discover how a steamboat captain built a railroad empire. #TheMenWhoBuiltAmericaSubscribe for more HISTORY:http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYTCheck out exclus...
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Cornelius Vanderbilt The $1 million that he gave to endow and build the university was Vanderbilt's only major philanthropy. Methodist Bishop Holland N. McTyeire of Nashville, husband of Amelia Townsend who was a cousin of Vanderbilt's young second wife Frank Crawford, went to New York for medical treatment early in 1873 and spent time recovering in the Vanderbilt mansion.
The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy. Cornelius Vanderbilt's descendants went on to build grand mansions on Fifth Avenue in New York ...
May 27, 2022 · Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) On May 27, 1794, American business magnate and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt was born. Vanderbilt’s wealth was build on railroads and shipping. He was also the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family and one of the richest Americans in history. “Let them do what I have done.”.
Cornelius Vanderbilt ( Staten Island, 1794. május 27. – New York, 1877. január 4.) amerikai üzletember, vasút- és hajómágnás, a korabeli Egyesült Államok egyik leggazdagabb embere, a Vanderbilt-család alapítója. Adománya tette lehetővé a róla elnevezett Vanderbilt Egyetem létrehozását.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 - January 4, 1877) was an American industrialist, born on Staten Island, New York. He entered the transportation business at the age of 16 when he established a freight-and-passenger ferry service between Staten Island and Manhattan. He owned a fleet of schooners during the War of 1812 ...
Mar 4, 2024 · Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794, the fourth child of Phebe Hand and Cornelius Van Der Bilt (original spelling). His parents were Dutch although their family's history can be traced back to immigrants who settled the colony of "New Netherlands" in 1650.
