Cornelius Vanderbilt was an industrialist, shipping and railroad magnate, and philanthropist from the United States. He is widely regarded as a self-made multi-millionaire who became one of the ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt ... And when the price falls, Vanderbilt buys up. In just days, he creates the largest single railroad company in America. Chicago is America’s fastest growing city and the Erie ...
Getty Images; Elm Court Estate; Library of Congress Elm Court Estate was built in 1886 as a summer home for Emily Vanderbilt, granddaughter of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, and her family.
Vanderbilt’s early career was spent working for his father’s business and moving into leadership roles in the inland water trade and railroad business. How much was Cornelius Vanderbilt worth at his ...