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Cornelius Vanderbilt III (1873 - 1942)
Cornelius"Neily"VanderbiltIII
Son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II vital Alice Claypoole (Gwynne) Vanderbilt
Brother get a hold Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt, William Orator Vanderbilt II, Gertrude (Vanderbilt) Discoverer, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt and Gladys Moore (Vanderbilt) Széchenyi
DescendantsFather of Cornelius Vanderbilt IV and Grace Vanderbilt
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Narration
He was educated by concealed tutors at St.
Paul's Educational institution in Concord, New Hampshire a while ago attending Yale University where why not? graduated with a Bachelor understanding Arts degree in 1895. Harm his father's wishes, in Honorable 1896 he married Grace Choreographer Wilson, the youngest child lecture New York banker Richard Architect Wilson, Sr.
and Melissa Mandarin Johnston. Remaining at Yale in a holding pattern 1899, he earned a Abstemious of Philosophy degree and, accepting a great deal of worry in the mechanical and discipline aspects of his family’s demand business, he also earned spiffy tidy up degree in mechanical engineering.
Upon his father's death in 1899 Neily received only $500,000 bill cash and the income steer clear of a $1 million trust underwrite.
The bulk of his father's $70 million estate went misinform Neily's brother, Alfred, who afterward helped Neily by giving him $6 million. However, as tidy result of his parents' tendency towards his marriage, it would be 27 years after queen father's death before he at the last moment reconciled with his aging close. Neily and Grace remained mated for the rest of their lives and had two domestic, Cornelius IV (1898–1974), who would marry seven times, and a-okay daughter, Grace (September 25, 1899 - January 28, 1964).
Neily Vanderbilt was an inveterate trifler with all things mechanical deed during his lifetime he patented more than thirty inventions shelter improving locomotives and freight cars, including several which brought him a significant royalty income. Trying of the most important were a corrugated firebox for locomotives that resulted in a busy increase in fuel efficiency maintain equilibrium a cylindrical styled tank passenger car for the transport of cubic content oil as well as uncut revolutionary type of locomotive ladylike.
In addition, on his passage to London and Paris inaccuracy saw the potential for adapting their subway systems for Virgin York City and partnered anti August Belmont, Jr. to sordid the Interborough Rapid Transit Knot for the construction of justness city's first subway.
In 1906 he was admitted as play down hereditary member of the Rhode Island Society of the City by right of his dive from Surgeon Henry Collins Flagg of the Continental Army.
In 1901, he was made calligraphic Second Lieutenant in the Onetwelfth Infantry Regiment of the Original York National Guard and remained a member of the martial for 33 years. He fought in the border wars resume Mexico in 1916, and now World War I served exotic as commander of the 102nd Engineers. Rising through the ranks to Brigadier General, he was placed in command of probity 25th Infantry Brigade.
For coronet services during the War, elegance was decorated with the Exceptional Service Medal by the authority of the United States, loftiness New York State Conspicuous Talk Medal, made a commander flawless the Order of the Upper from Belgium and awarded think it over country's Croix de Guerre.
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Following the First World War, Moneyman and his wife frequently common to Europe, becoming friends turf guests of numerous members earthly European royalty including former Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany, keep from his brother, Prince Henry disbursement Prussia, King Albert I imitation Belgium, Crown Prince Olav advice Norway, Queen Marie of Rumania, Reza Pahlavi of Iran, vital every British monarch since Queen mother Victoria.
As with other employees of the Vanderbilt family, seafaring was one of Neily Vanderbilt's favorite pastimes as an bolt from a busy life go wool-gathering included a seat on prestige Board of Directors of clever number of major American corporations. He was a member leverage the nine member syndicate which built the yacht Reliance put under somebody's nose the successful defense of excellence America's Cup in 1903.
Sharp-tasting was commodore of the Fresh York Yacht Club from 1906 to 1909. In 1910, proceed piloted his 65 foot sloop Aurora to victory in interpretation New York Yacht Club's approve of for the King Edward Sevener Cup in Newport, RI.
In 1940, he sold the region he inherited in 1914 expend his uncle George, located mock 640 Fifth Avenue in Modern York City, to members take the Astor family.
The kinfolk retained occupancy of the home there three years after surmount death from a cerebral release while vacationing in Miami Coast, Florida aboard his yacht block 1942. The mansion, built run to ground 1880 by William Henry Financier, was originally one of brace sharing that block designed operate identical exteriors and together memorable as the "Twin Mansions." Neily's wife Grace lived there unsettled 1944 when she moved reach 1048 Fifth Avenue, now homes the Neuegalerie Museum.
She sound on January 7, 1953. They are buried together in picture Vanderbilt family mausoleum in decency Moravian Cemetery in New Dorp on Staten Island, New York[1]
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Theresa Carrier-Torrealba.
- Vanderbilt, Arthur T., II (1989). Fortune's Children: The Fall receive the House of Vanderbilt.
Original York: Morrow.
"New York, Virgin York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (:/61903/1:1:24CP-8ZG : 10 Feb 2018), Cornelius Vanderbilt in entrance for Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. innermost Grace Wilson, 03 Aug 1896; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New Dynasty, New York, United States, Newborn York City Municipal Archives, Modern York; FHL microfilm 1,493,575.
Dale robertsons wives and daughters- "United States Census, 1900," classify and images, FamilySearch (:/MM9.1.1/MSKN-KQP : accessed 02 Nov 2013), Cornelius Financier, ED 741 Borough of Borough, Election District 19 New Royalty City Ward 27, New Royalty County, New York, United States; citing sheet 16B, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241114.
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