Cornelius Vanderbilt II
(1843-1899)
United States businessman
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Cornelius Vanderbilt II (November 11, 1843 – September 12, 1899) was an American socialite, businessman, and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. He was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who bequeathed him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry "Billy" Vanderbilt (who bequeathed him about $70 million) and Maria Louisa Kissam. In his turn he succeeded them as the Chairman and the President of the New York Central and related railroad lines in 1885.
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27 November 1843 Staten Island, N. Y.
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| Died |
12 September 1899 (aged 55) Newport, Rhode Island
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