Cornelius Vanderbilt II

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American businessperson human railroad executive socialite

Cornelius Vanderbilt II was a prominent American businessman and socialite of the Gilded Age who served as chairman of the New York Central Railroad and was a leading figure in the wealthy Vanderbilt dynasty.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → businessperson → human → railroad executive → socialite →
architectOfNewportMansion	Richard Morris Hunt →
associatedWith	Grand Central Depot →
birthDate	1843-11-27 →
birthPlace	New York City →
boardMemberOf	New York Central Railroad →
burialPlace	Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island →
businessRegion	Northeastern United States →
causeOfDeath	cerebral hemorrhage →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1899-09-12 →
deathPlace	New York City →
education	attended private schools in New York City →
era	Gilded Age →
ethnicGroup	Dutch-American →
familyName	Vanderbilt →
father	William Henry Vanderbilt →
fullName	Cornelius Vanderbilt II →
givenName	Cornelius →
grandfather	Cornelius Vanderbilt →
knownFor	leadership of the New York Central Railroad → membership in the wealthy Vanderbilt dynasty → prominent Gilded Age social position →
memberOf	Vanderbilt family →
notableBuildingOwned	Cornelius Vanderbilt II House → The Breakers →
notableEvent	suffered a stroke in 1886 →
notableFamilyRole	leading figure in the Vanderbilt dynasty →
notableWork	expansion of the New York Central Railroad system →
numberOfChildren	7 →
occupation	businessman → railroad executive →
philanthropy	donations to religious and charitable causes →
positionHeld	chairman of the New York Central Railroad →
railroadIndustry	New York Central system →
religion	Episcopalian →
residence	New York City → Newport, Rhode Island →
socialClass	American upper class →
spouse	Alice Claypoole Gwynne Vanderbilt →
styleOfNewportMansion	Beaux-Arts →
successorInFamilyLeadership	William Kissam Vanderbilt →
wealthSource	railroads and inherited fortune →
wealthStatus	one of the richest Americans of his time →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Frederick William Vanderbilt → George Washington Vanderbilt II → William Kissam Vanderbilt →	sibling
Cornelius Vanderbilt II House → The Breakers →	client
The Breakers →	associatedWith
Cornelius Vanderbilt II House →	builtFor
William Henry Vanderbilt →	child
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt →	father
Cornelius Vanderbilt II →	fullName
Cornelius Vanderbilt family →	hasMember
Vanderbilt family →	notableMember
Cornelius Vanderbilt II House →	owner