Cornelius Vanderbilt

Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Francis Crawford and Sophia Johnson. He died on January 4, 1877 in New York City, New York, USA.




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Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Francis Crawford and Sophia Johnson. He died on January 4, 1877 in New York City, New York, USA.


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Great-grandfather of Consuelo Vanderbilt, and William K. Vanderbilt. 2nd great-grandfather of Gloria Vanderbilt, Mrs. Earl E.T. Smith, C.V. Whitney, and Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.. 3rd great-grandfather of Anderson Cooper.Sometimes-business partner of Leonard Jerome, maternal grandfather of Winston Churchill.Provided the initial gift to fund Vanderbilt University, which is named in his honor. The school's sports teams' moniker, the Commodores, is after Vanderbilt's nickname, "The Commodore".Began his first business, a transport and freight service between N... [Details Intro]