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Cornelius Vanderbilt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), also known by the sobriquet Commodore , was an American entrepreneur who built his wealth in shipping and railroads and was the patriarch of t...
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Cornelius Vanderbilt II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cornelius Vanderbilt II (November 27 1843 – September 12 1899) was an American socialite, heir, businessman, and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. He was the favorite grandso...
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The role of Cornelius Vanderbilt in the history of the United States of America. ... Cornelius Vanderbilt was born at Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, the son of a ferryman and farmer. He received little formal schooling. By age 16, he was transporting people and cargo around New York harbor.
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Upon his death in 1877, at age 82, Cornelius Vanderbilt, also known as Commodore Vanderbilt, was the wealthiest man in the United States and probably the greatest of the nineteenth century railroad barons. Earlier in his business career he probably was the greatest shipping tycoon in the United States.
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The American capitalist Cornelius Vanderbilt was born near Stapleton, Staten Island, New York, on the 27th of May 1794. He was a descendant of Jan Aersten Van der Bilt, who emigrated from Holland about 1650 and settled near Brooklyn.
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Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794–1877, American railroad magnate, b. Staten Island, N.Y. As a boy he ferried freight and passengers from Staten Island to Manhattan, and he soon gained control of most of the ferry lines and other short lines in the vicinity of New York City.
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