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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Sr. (October 20, 1877 – May 7, 1915) was an American businessman and member of the Vanderbilt family. A sportsman, he participated in and pioneered a number of related endeavors. He died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. [ 1 ] Early life. []
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (September 22, 1912 – November 12, 1999) was a British-born member of the prominent Vanderbilt railroad family, and a noted figure of American thoroughbred horse racing.
Nov 13, 1999 · Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, the elegant symbol of the sportsman in high society when he was the impresario of horse racing and the pillar of one of the most aristocratic families in America, died...
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt (1877 – 1915), 37, from New York City, New York, United States, was a millionaire sportsman who was traveling on Lusitania with his valet Ronald Denyer to a meeting of the International Horse Breeders’ Association.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III (born December 20, 1949) [1] is a retired public relations executive. Vanderbilt was heavily involved with bringing the Grammys back to New York and the tall ships to New York for the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus ' journey to the Americas. [2][3] He is the father of James Platten Vanderbilt ...
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, born in 1877, was the third son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne. Cornelius II was head of the Vanderbilt family, chairman of the New York Central Railroad, and one of the richest men in the world. He and Alice built the most famous of Newport’s mansions, The Breakers.
Nov 13, 1999 · Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, one of the most influential men in 20th-century horse racing, died yesterday at his home in Mill Neck, N.Y., after returning from his daily morning visit to...
Apr 21, 2021 · May 7, 1915 — American multi-millionaire Alfred Vanderbilt died a hero on this day trying to save women and children aboard the liner Lusitania, which was sunk by a German U-boat. The ship, owned by the Cunard Line, was built to dominate the highly lucrative transatlantic passenger trade.
May 7, 2015 · Alfred Vanderbilt, Yale College Class of 1889, might have considered himself to be a lucky man when he made the life-saving decision to cancel his trip on the Titanic — until, that is, he booked a ticket for a spring 1915 trip on the Lusitania.
Jul 4, 2016 · Vanderbilt — the name brings to mind railroads, social stature and one of America’s most famous families. For horse racing fans, it also brings to mind one of the greatest innovators, owners and breeders in the history of the sport. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II was born on Sept. 22, 1912.
