His grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, succeeded him as the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad in 1885. As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot ...

His great-great-great grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt ... Cooper's mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, grew up as an American socialite due to her family's status. She later became an artist, actor ...

They still work the 1,000 acres that were all that was left of Keisaburo’s assets after he and his family returned ... American businessmen such as Cornelius Vanderbilt and Eli Whitney.

Speaker: Joni Hersch (Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Economics ... Hersch’s research focuses on the influence of gender, race, national origin, skin color, and family background on labor ...

It was built by Gilded Age railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt — grandfather of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, who gifted Yale the funds to build the namesake Vanderbilt Hall on Old Campus to honor his ...

Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style "summer cottage" inspired by the palaces in northern Italy. Its opulence knows no bounds ...

When men review the career of a promiment citizen like CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, their most natural inclination is to look therein for some special lesson. VANDERBILT'S life was one of material success.

It was built in 1908-1909 by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in honor of his father Cornelius Vanderbilt II. He donated the building to the city to be used as a YMCA which it was for decades. Alfred ...