William Henry Vanderbilt

  • American

William Henry Vanderbilt was a notable American industrialist and the son of transportation magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Organization From To
President Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad 1877
President New York Central Railroad 1877
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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1841/00/00 Maria Louisa Kissam marries William H Vanderbilt Groom Marriage of Maria Louisa Kissam and William H Vanderbilt
1850/00/00 On a farm bought by Cornelius Vanderbilt so William can perform manual labor, a 24-room farmhouse (lost) is built at New Dorp on Staten Island. for William and Maria Vanderbilt. Work Miller Army Air Field Historic District New York City
1879/00/00 William H Vanderbilt sells 250,000 shares of New York Central Railroad stock through Drexel, Morgan and Co. It is the largest block of stock ever publicly offered. Life
1880/00/00 Patron William H Vanderbilt bestows a gift of $150,000 upon Vanderbilt University at Nashville. The Gymnasium is one of three buildings designed in the 1880s by P J Williamson that benefited from Vanderbilt's munificence. Benefactor Old Gymnasium, Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
1885/12/03 Billy Vanderbilt pays his respects at the Vanderbilt Mausoleum in Moravian Cemetery than heads up Lighthouse Hill to see the progress on the new Vanderbilt Mausoleum under construction. Life Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island New York City
1885/12/03 Billy Vanderbilt tours the new Vanderbilt Family Mausoleum during mid-construction. Life Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum New York City
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