Cornelius Vanderbilt family

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American family business dynasty wealthy family

The Cornelius Vanderbilt family is a prominent American dynasty that amassed vast wealth during the 19th century through shipping and railroads and became known for its influential role in business, philanthropy, and Gilded Age society.

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Cornelius Vanderbilt family canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American family ⓘ
business dynasty ⓘ
wealthy family ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Vanderbilt family ⓘ
associatedWith Gilded Age mansions ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
Staten Island ⓘ
builtProperty Biltmore Estate ⓘ
Marble House ⓘ
The Breakers ⓘ
Vanderbilt Gate at Central Park ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endowedInstitution Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site ⓘ
Vanderbilt University ⓘ
foundedBy Cornelius Vanderbilt ⓘ
hasMember Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt ⓘ
Anderson Cooper ⓘ
Cornelius Vanderbilt ⓘ
Cornelius Vanderbilt II ⓘ
George Washington Vanderbilt II ⓘ
Gloria Vanderbilt ⓘ
William Henry Vanderbilt ⓘ
William Kissam Vanderbilt ⓘ
hasProgenitor Cornelius Vanderbilt ⓘ
historicalEra Gilded Age ⓘ
industry finance ⓘ
railroads ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
influenced American business practices ⓘ
American philanthropy ⓘ
high society culture in the United States ⓘ
knownFor conspicuous consumption during the Gilded Age ⓘ
large-scale charitable donations ⓘ
railroad empire ⓘ
shipping empire ⓘ
notableFor Gilded Age society influence ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ
railroad industry ⓘ
shipping industry ⓘ
philanthropicFocus arts ⓘ
education ⓘ
religion ⓘ
socialClass upper class ⓘ
timePeriodOfGreatestWealth 19th century ⓘ
wealthSource railroad consolidation ⓘ
steamship operations ⓘ

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Biltmore Estate → associatedWith → Cornelius Vanderbilt family ⓘ
Vanderbilt Theatre → namedAfter → Cornelius Vanderbilt family ⓘ
Vanderbilt Gate at Central Park → originallyCommissionedBy → Cornelius Vanderbilt family ⓘ