William Kissam Vanderbilt
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William Kissam Vanderbilt was a prominent American railroad heir and businessman of the wealthy Vanderbilt family during the Gilded Age.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Kissam Vanderbilt canonical | 21 |
| William Kissam Vanderbilt II | 3 |
| William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Vanderbilt | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
heir ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1849-12-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island
|
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| child |
Consuelo Vanderbilt
ⓘ
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt ⓘ William Kissam Vanderbilt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1920-07-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University (did not graduate)
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia College (attended, did not graduate)
|
| employer | New York Central Railroad ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| familyName | Vanderbilt ⓘ |
| father | William Henry Vanderbilt ⓘ |
| fullName | William Kissam Vanderbilt self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| heritage | Dutch-American ⓘ |
| hobby | horse racing ⓘ |
| inheritedFrom | William Henry Vanderbilt ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Vanderbilt family ⓘ |
| mother | Maria Louisa Kissam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Gilded Age high society leadership
ⓘ
management of the Vanderbilt railroad interests ⓘ philanthropic donations to cultural and educational institutions ⓘ thoroughbred horse racing patronage ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of New York Central Railroad system ⓘ |
| owned |
Haras du Quesnay (stud farm in France)
ⓘ
Marble House ⓘ
surface form:
Marble House (through family)
The Breakers ⓘ
surface form:
The Breakers (Newport mansion)
|
| positionHeld |
president of New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
ⓘ
railroad executive of New York Central system ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cornelius Vanderbilt II
ⓘ
George Washington Vanderbilt II ⓘ |
| socialClass | American upper class ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alva Erskine Smith
ⓘ
Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | multi-millionaire ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William K. Vanderbilt House
this entity surface form:
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
this entity surface form:
William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Vanderbilt
this entity surface form:
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
this entity surface form:
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
subject surface form:
Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly