Frederick William Vanderbilt

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Frederick William Vanderbilt was an American railroad executive and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, known for his immense wealth and opulent Gilded Age estates.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American millionaire
businessperson
human
railroad executive
architecturalPatron McKim, Mead & White
birthDate 1856-02-02
birthPlace New York City
boardMemberOf Chicago and North Western Railway
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Michigan Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
burialPlace Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1938-06-29
deathPlace Hyde Park, New York
educatedAt Yale University
familyName Vanderbilt
father William Henry Vanderbilt
fullName Frederick William Vanderbilt
givenName Frederick
grandfather Cornelius Vanderbilt
hasNoChildren true
heritage Dutch-American
knownFor immense Gilded Age wealth
opulent country estate at Hyde Park
role in Vanderbilt railroad empire
memberOf Vanderbilt family
mother Maria Louisa Kissam
notableWork management of New York Central Railroad interests
occupation financier
railroad executive
ownerOf Frederick W. Vanderbilt Mansion, Hyde Park
Vanderbilt estate at Bar Harbor, Maine
Vanderbilt mansion at 640 Fifth Avenue, New York City
philanthropy donations to educational and charitable causes
relative Cornelius Vanderbilt
residence Hyde Park, New York
New York City
sibling Cornelius Vanderbilt II
George Washington Vanderbilt II
William Kissam Vanderbilt
socialClass Gilded Age elite
spouse Louise Holmes Anthony
timePeriod Gilded Age
wealthStatus multi-millionaire


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