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Grace Graham Vanderbilt (née Wilson; September 3, 1870 – January 7, 1953) was an American socialite. She was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III . [1] She was one of the last Vanderbilts to live the luxurious life of the "head of society" that her predecessors such as Alice and Alva Vanderbilt enjoyed.
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.
Brigadier General Cornelius Vanderbilt III died aboard his yacht from a cerebral hemorrhage while vacationing in Miami Beach, Florida in 1942. Grace Vanderbilt died on January 7, 1953. She was entombed beside her husband in the Vanderbilt Family Mausoleum in New Dorp on Staten Island, New York. Dates of rank
Mrs. Grace Vanderbilt Stevens of 4 East 72nd Street, wife of Robert Livingston Stevens, a financier and real‐estate man, died yesterday at New York Hospital. Mrs. Stevens was the only daughter of...
Mar 8, 2013 · Learn how Grace Vanderbilt, the grand dame of the Gilded Age, moved from her mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue to a smaller one at 1048 Fifth Avenue and maintained a lavish lifestyle with rented furniture and jewelry. Discover how she died penniless and her son sold everything.
- Tyler Hughes
Back in 1896 when auburn-haired Grace Graham Wilson bagged young Cornelius Vanderbilt, most of New York's 400 agreed that it was a most unsuitable marriage. As a great-grandson of the tough...
Feb 26, 2021 · Neue Galerie, the last home of Grace Wilson Vanderbilt. After Neily died in 1942, Grace was the very last Vanderbilt (oh, the irony!) to reside in the old family mansion. No longer standing next to the great mansions but rather among new commercial structures, the house was a relic from the by-gone era by that time.
