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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (September 22, 1912 – November 12, 1999) was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, a son of the first Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who died a hero in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. His mother, Margaret Emerson (daughter of the Bromo-Seltzer inventor Isaac Edward Emerson), was one of America's wealthiest women and most sought-after hostesses, operating at least seven large estates around the country. His grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, had been one of America's most revered businessmen; his great-grandfather, William Henry Vanderbilt had been the richest man in the world. "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt started the family fortune in shipping and railroads as the founder of the New York Central Railroad and builder of Grand Central Depot (built 1869–1871 on Manhattan Island in New York, outside and to the north of the then city limits of New York City), the precursor to Grand Central Terminal, built on approximately the same location, and completed by Cornelius II in 1913.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II 22 September 1912 London, England
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12 November 1999 (aged 87) Brookville, New York, USA
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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