Despite his growing wealth, the city's. George Vanderbilt had a beautiful new family home, but as America's most eligible bachelor of his time, no one to share it with. Vanderbilt's life story has inspired works of fiction, including the ambitious character of Nat Taggart in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (1957). He also bought a church for $50,000 for his second wife's congregation, the Church of the Strangers. in Staten Island, New York, USA , United States, Died on September 12, 1899 The two larger portals on the right allowed some horse-drawn trains to continue further downtown. arts. She was married four times, beginning with her marriage to Pat DiCicco in 1941 when she was 17. Dr. Jared Linsly testifying as to the mental and physical condition of Cornelius Vanderbilt, during court proceedings surrounding the challenge to his will. She married, thirdly, on August 28, 1956, director Sidney Lumet; they divorced in August 1963. Also on the train was former president John Quincy Adams. The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. She married Sid Lumet in 1956 and they divorced in 1963. [14], In November 1855, Vanderbilt began to buy control of Accessory Transit once again. link Cornelius Vanderbilt II Mary Williams , John Sayles, Blanche de BRIENNE , Guillaume de FIENNES, Alinor de PROVENCE , Henri III d'ANGLETERRE, Agns De Neuchatel , Pierre De Grandson. But the new Nicaraguan government refused to allow Vanderbilt to restart the transit business, so he started a line by way of Panama, eventually developing a monopoly on the California steamship business. Volume - Jan 11 1877, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963, Birth of William Henry 'Billy' Vanderbilt, New York, Richmond County, New York, United States. a life of privilege, wealth, education, travel and having a taste He moved to New Brunswick, New Jersey, a stop on Gibbons's line between New York and Philadelphia, where his wife Sophia operated a very profitable inn, using the proceeds to feed, clothe, and educate the children. Born into a farming family, his father also worked as a boatman, operating a small business which transported goods between Staten Island and New York City. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy. mansion and all its contents. The Vanderbilt family is an American family of Dutch origin who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. Privacy But on November 24, 1817, a ferry entrepreneur named Thomas Gibbons asked Vanderbilt to captain his steamboat between New Jersey and New York. Though he had always run his own businesses on the side, he now worked entirely for himself. Cornelia and John had two sons, George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil (1925-2020) and William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil (1928-2017), born on the estate. He also went to Washington, D.C., to hire Daniel Webster to argue the case before the Supreme Court. Post. of a fleet of 100 steamboats making trips to Europe and Central [13], In November 1855, Vanderbilt began to buy control of Accessory Transit once again. George Washington Vanderbilt II, the 3rd and youngest son of William Henry Vanderbilt and youngest brother of Cornelius II, hired architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to construct Biltmore Estate on 125,000 acres (51,000ha) near Asheville, North Carolina. The 250 room mansion and 175,856sqft (16,337.6m2) of floor space remains on top of the list of largest houses in the United States to date. My mom did not feel a Vanderbilt. Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 January 4, 1877), also known by the sobriquet Commodore,[1] was an American entrepreneur. By 1873, he had extended the lines to Chicago, Illinois. He built his wealth in shipping and railroads and was the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family and one of the richest Americans in history (adjusted wealth: $205 billion). In April 2016 they were the subject of the HBO documentary "Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper," featuring a series of conversations between mother and son. Due to unpaid taxes, she was forced to sell her Southampton and New York City homes. To accomplish this, he undercut prices and also brought a landmark legal case Gibbons v. Ogden to the United States Supreme Court to overturn the monopoly. In 1829, Vanderbilt struck out on his own to provide steam service on the Hudson River between Manhattan and Albany, New York. Her fourth and final marriage was to Wyatt Emory Cooper in 1963 and this marriage lasted until his death in 1978. [5], Working for Gibbons, Vanderbilt learned to operate a large and complicated business. Following his wife's death in 1868, Vanderbilt went to Canada where, on August 21, 1869, he married a cousin from Mobile, Alabama, named Frank Armstrong Crawford. He willed US$95 million to son William but "only" US$500,000 to each of his eight daughters. enjoyed reading books, traveling the world, and a study of the Vanderbilt used the leverage of a lawsuit to get his losses back, but he and Gould became public enemies. During the marriages and divorces Gloria and her mother made attempts at a reconciliation of sorts. She returned to writing to tell her tale in "A Mothers Story", to critical acclaim. As well as Berkshire cottages in the western region of Massachusetts. In 1870, he consolidated two of his key lines into the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, one of the first giant corporations in United States history. Initially, her involvement in clothing consisted of putting her name (in place of the previous brandname, "Lucky Pierre", on a line of blouses produced by the Murjani Corporation. That vision James Farley Vanderbiltmarried Jeanne Lou Hercingerandhad 1child. Cornelius II built the largest private home in New York, at 1 West 58th Street, containing approximately 154 rooms, designed by George B. Wrong username or password. Market Realist is a registered trademark. The Commodore stated that he believed William Henry was the only heir capable of maintaining the business empire. This artwork was adapted and licensed, starting about 1968, by Hallmark (a manufacturer of paper products) and by Bloomcraft (a textile manufacturer), and Gloria began designing specifically for linens, china, glassware and flatware. In addition, he is a correspondent for 60 Minutes. He also built Marble House at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. Anderson Cooper [1967] Anderson Cooper, son of Gloria Laura Vanderbilt [1924], is currently the only known prominent and active descendant of the famous Vanderbilt family, which had its origin with Cornelius Vanderbilt [1794-1877], the shipping and later the railroad tycoon of the nineteenth century. He provided the initial gift to found Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. According to one version of events, he borrowed $100 from his mother to purchase a periauger (a shallow draft, two masted sailing vessel). 6 replies. Although Vanderbilt kept his own businesses running, he became Gibbons's business manager. From Manhattan it ran up to Chatham Four Corners, New York, where it had a connection to the railroads running east and west. By age 16 he was operating his own business, ferrying freight and passengers between Staten Island and Manhattan. During the 1930s, she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, and her paternal aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, each sought custody of her and control over her trust fund. Gloria studied art at the Art Student's League in New York City, and became known for her artwork, giving one-woman shows of oil paintings, watercolors, and pastels. He was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family. Mother and daughter would speak by phone or sometimes have lunch and they attempted a somewhat strained relationship. Vanderbilt met the man whom she considered the love of her life, author and screenwriter Wyatt Cooper, in 1964. Alfred's eldest son, from his first marriage, Leopold Stanislaus "Stan" Stokowski (born 1950), Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper (born 2022), Countess Cornelia "Gilia" Szchnyi (19081958), Countess Alice "Ai" Szchnyi (19111974), Tobias Finch-Hatton, Viscount Maidstone (born 1998), Countess Sylvia Anita Gabriel Denise Irene Marie "Sylvie" Szchnyi (19181998), Countess Ferdinandine "Bubby" Szchnyi (19232016), This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 01:36. In his will, he disowned all his sons except for William, who was as ruthless in business as his father and the only one Cornelius believed capable of maintaining the business empire. Username and password are case sensitive. She studied acting under Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and art at the Art Students League of New York. In the 1840s, he launched a campaign to take over the most attractive of these lines, the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad, popularly known as the Stonington. During the 1970s, Gloria licensed the use of her name on lines of fashion eyeglasses, perfume and clothing. It was the first of the many railroads he would head. of taking to the waterways turned into a trade business that consisted During the 1850s, he also bought control of a major shipyard and the Allaire steam engine works in Manhattan. Cooper's mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, was the great-great-granddaughter of railroad and shipping tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, nicknamed, the "Commodore." The first Vanderbilt came to the United. But Gould bribed the legislature to legalize the new stock. He operated sailing schooners, which is where he gained his nickname of "Commodore.". But he proved himself a good businessman, and eventually became the head of the Staten Island Railway. (It is worth noting that though trivial in comparison to the $90 million+ inherited by William Henry Vanderbilt and his sons, the bequests to his other children made them very wealthy by the standards of 1877 and were not subject to inheritance tax. Once considered the richest family of the Gilded Age, the Vanderbilt family now has a net worth that pales in comparison with what it was when Cornelius Commodore Vanderbilt ran the show during the 19th century. William Henry appointed his first son, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, as the next "Head of House". Impressed, Vanderbilt became a secret partner with Drew for the next thirty years, so that the two men would have an incentive to avoid competing with each other. But the new Nicaraguan government refused to allow Vanderbilt to restart the transit business, so he started a line by way of Panama, eventually constructing a monopoly on the California steamship business. In fact this was not the last time that Gould would serve to challenge a Vanderbilt. Cornelius Vanderbilt's great-great-great-grandfather, Jan Aertson or Aertzoon, was a Dutch farmer from the village of De Bilt in Utrecht, Netherlands, who immigrated to New York as an indentured servant in 1650. For donating the Vanderbilt, he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. In 1988 her 23 year-old-son Carter Cooper was visiting Gloria at her home in New York when completely out of the blue, the young man awoke from a fitful nap and ran to her terrace. In 1864, the Commodore sold his last ships, concentrating on railroads, Once in charge of the Harlem, Vanderbilt encountered conflicts with connecting lines. Around 1979, the Murjani Corporation, which owned one of her apparel licenses, approached Gloria to design a line of jeans. (Although his daughters and Cornelius received bequests much smaller than those of their brothers, these made them very wealthy by the standards of 1877 and were not subject to inheritance tax.). He was the favorite grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who left him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry Vanderbilt, who left him close to $70 million. Miss Vanderbilt is the recipient of the Gold Medal of Merit from the National Society of Arts and Letters and the Talbot Perkins Childrens Services Mother of the Year Award. It was finished in 1871, and served as his lines' terminus in New York. [19] Crawford was 43 years younger than her husband. In each case, the strife ended in a battle that Vanderbilt won. 1650, emigrating from Holland and settling on Staten Island, New On December 19, 1813, Cornelius Vanderbilt married his cousin and neighbor, Sophia Johnson (1795-1868), daughter of his aunt Elizabeth Hand Johnson. George's family ancestors arrived in America around 1650, emigrating from Holland and settling on Staten Island, New York. At age 16, he borrowed money from his mother to buy a small boat. Husband of Sophia Johnson and Frank Armstrong Vanderbilt The Vanderbilts are a larger-than-life clan that made and squandered huge fortunes over the generations. Ex-wife of Pat DiCicco; Leopold Stokowski and Sidney Lumet I am a big believer in the corrosive effects, the cancerous effects of that kind of money, Cooper told The Washington Post in an Oct. 14, 2021, interview. Vanderbilt was her third husband - she'd previously been married to Samuel Sands and Lewis Rutherford Jr. Anne and William were married April 29, 1903. This farsighted venture of Cornelius, yielded Vanderbilt sent a man to Costa Rica who led a raid that captured the steamboats on the San Juan River, cutting Walker off from his reinforcements from the United States. books and artworks including overseeing the designs within his private Vanderbilt appealed his own case against the monopoly to the Supreme Court, which was next on the docket after Gibbons v. Ogden. Mother of Private; Private; Anderson Cooper and Carter Vanderbilt Cooper Gloria wasnt there as she was back home in New York, having just given birth to a son, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper. Children of Cornelius Vanderbilt and Sophia Johnson, 1.Phoebe Jane (Vanderbilt) Cross (18141878), 2.Ethelinda (Vanderbilt) Allen (18171889), 5.Emily Almira (Vanderbilt) Thorn (18231896), 6.Sophia Johnson (Vanderbilt) Torrance (18251912), 7.Maria Louisa (Vanderbilt) Clark Niven (18271896), 9.Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (18301882), 10.George Washington Vanderbilt (18321836), 11.Mary Alicia (Vanderbilt) LaBau Berger (18341902), 12.Catherine Juliette (Vanderbilt) Barker LaFitte (18361881), 13.George Washington Vanderbilt (18391864), New York and Harlem Railroad (1863) Hudson River Railroad (1864), Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (1873?), New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road, 1882), Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Born May 27, 1794 Staten Island, New York, U.S. Died January 4, 1877 (aged 82) New York, New York, U.S. I have the ability to create a separate "space" so to speak so that it is not mixed in with my data, so it is there where I will store the genealogy and related documents. During these years, Vanderbilt also operated many other businesses. was exposed to the latest modern conveniences, refrigeration and He was also known as a philanthropist, displaying Through 3/6 at 9 am Eastern time, they are offering Gloria Vanderbilt Denim Jeans, Shorts & Jackets for just $14.99 (reg. [1] Livingston and Fulton sued; the case went before the United States Supreme Court and ultimately broke the Fulton-Livingston monopoly on trade. Though Vanderbilt kept his own businesses running, he became Gibbons's business manager. He and his wife eventually had 12 children, one of whom died in childhood. Occupation Entrepreneur Spouse Sophia Johnson (17951868) (his first cousin) Frank Armstrong Crawford (18391885) m. 1869 Children Phebe Jane (Vanderbilt) Cross Ethelinda (Vanderbilt) Allen Eliza (Vanderbilt) Osgood William Henry Vanderbilt Emily Almira (Vanderbilt) Thorn Sophia Johnson (Vanderbilt) Torrance Maria Louisa (Vanderbilt) Clark Niven Frances Lavinia Vanderbilt Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt George Washington Vanderbilt 18321836 Mary Alicia (Vanderbilt) LaBau Berger Catherine Juliette (Vanderbilt) Barker LaFitte George Washington Vanderbilt Parents Cornelius Vanderbilt Phebe Hand, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Born: 7 May 1795 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA, Died: 1868 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA, Marriage: 19 Nov 1813 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA View Info, Phebe Jane Vanderbilt F 7 Nov 1814 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA, Ethelinda Vanderbilt F 1817 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA, William Henry Vanderbilt M 8 May 1821 in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA, Emily Almira Vanderbilt F 1823 in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA, Sophia Johnson Vanderbilt F 9 Mar 1825 in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA, Maria Louisa Vanderbilt F 1827 in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA, Eliza Vanderbilt F 1828 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA, Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt M 29 Dec 1830 in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA, Mary Alicia Vanderbilt F 1834 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA, Catherine Juliette Vanderbilt F 23 Aug 1836 in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA, Born: 13 Jan 1839 in Mobile, [county], Alabama, USA, Died: 4 May 1885 in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA, Marriage: 21 Aug 1869 in Tecumseh Hotel, London, Ontario, Canada. Genealogy. up to $69.) ft. 3684 Vanderbilt Way, Fultondale, AL 35068 $415,000 MLS# 1313606 This beautiful home features an open floor plan, with lots of windows, a spacious . Cornelius Vanderbilt Gender Male Age 67 Date of birth Tuesday 28 Aug 1764 Birth place Essex County, New Jersey, USA Date of death: 20 May 1832 Place of death Staten Island, Richmond County (Staten Island), New York, USA Cornelius Vanderbilt Siblings Married 9 children together 5 Feb 1787 Phebe Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt Children Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. They were born into it, and they thought it would last forever.. But Gould bribed the legislature to legalize the new stock. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. . In 1870, he consolidated two of his key lines into the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, one of the first giant corporations in American history, In 1869, he directed the Harlem to begin construction of the Grand Central Depot on 42nd Street in Manhattan. Member since September 2013; 6,199 posts Vanderbilt Family Tree. The rights to control this trust fund while Gloria was a minor belonged to her legal guardian, her mother, and Gloria therefore became the subject of a custody battle in a famous and scandalous trial in 1934, in which testimony was heard depicting her mother as an unfit parent, charges which included Gloria Sr.'s intention to marry a German prince. 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