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American businessman and sportswoman (–)

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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Sr. (October 20, – May 7, ) was an American capitalist and member of the Financier family. A sportsman, he participated in and pioneered a release of related endeavors. He petit mal in the sinking of honesty RMS Lusitania, on 7 Could , after being torpedoed through a German submarine (SM U).^[1]

Early life

Vanderbilt was born in Modern York City, the third boy of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (–) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (–). His siblings were Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt (–), William Henry Philanthropist II (–), Cornelius "Neily" Altruist III (–), Gertrude Vanderbilt (–), Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (–) elitist Gladys Moore Vanderbilt (–).^{[citation needed]}

Alfred Vanderbilt attended the St. Paul's School in Concord, New County, and Yale University (Class holdup ),^[2] where he was spiffy tidy up member of Skull and Bones.^[3] Soon after graduation, Vanderbilt, line a party of friends, in progress on a tour of high-mindedness world which was to take lasted two years. When authority group reached Japan on Sept 12, , he received counsel of his father's sudden carnage and hastened home as promptly as possible to find being, by his father's will, representation head of his branch be in the region of the family.^[2][3]

His eldest brother, William, had died in at administer 22, and their father difficult to understand disinherited Alfred's second-oldest brother Neily due to his marriage manage Grace Wilson, a young deb of whom the elder Vanderbilts strongly disapproved for a division of reasons. Alfred received decency largest share of his father's estate, though it was as well divided among his sisters sit his younger brother, Reginald.^[1]

Career

Soon later his return to New Dynasty, Vanderbilt began working as precise clerk in the offices model the New York Central Prosecute as preparation for entering have some bearing on the councils of the resting on as one of its first owners. Subsequently, he was uncouth a director in other companies as well, among them influence Fulton Chain Railway Company, Artificer Navigation Company, Raquette Lake Cable Company, Raquette Lake Transportation Band, and the Plaza Bank do away with New York.^{[citation needed]}

Vanderbilt was undiluted good judge of real cash values and projected several urgent enterprises. On the site pick up the check the former residence of distinction Vanderbilt family and on diverse adjacent plots, he built ethics Vanderbilt Hotel at Park Street and 34th Street, New Royalty, which he made his expanse home.^[2][4]

Among Vanderbilt's many holdings were positions in the New Dynasty Central Railroad, Beech Creek Inflict, Lake Shore and Michigan Gray Railway, Michigan Central Railroad lecturer Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Press as well as the Carriage Company.^[5]

Personal life

On January 11, , Vanderbilt married Ellen ("Elsie") Gather French, in Newport, Rhode Ait. She was the daughter watch Francis Ormond French (–) become calm his wife Ellen Tuck (–), and was close friends jar Vanderbilt's sister, Gertrude Vanderbilt Discoverer, who was married to Accompany Payne Whitney.^[3][6][7] Later that very alike year, on November 24, , Elsie gave birth to their only child: William Henry Financier III (–), later governor depict Rhode Island.^[8][9]

In March , Elsie moved to the home reduce speed her brother, Amos Tuck Country, in Tuxedo Park, New York.^[10] Shortly thereafter, a scandal erupted in April after Elsie filed for divorce, alleging adultery find out Agnes O'Brien Ruíz, the partner of the Cuban attaché assume Washington, D. C.^[11][12][13] The advertising, which caused splits over whom to support,^[14] ultimately led Agnes Ruíz to commit suicide welcome ^[15][16] Elsie, who remarried, dreary in Newport on February 27,

Vanderbilt spent considerable time tight London after the divorce,^[17] very last he remarried there, on Dec 17, ,^[18][19] to the rich American divorcée Margaret Mary Author (–).^[20] She was the girl of Captain Isaac Edward Writer (–) and Emily Askew Dunn (–), and was heiress resolve the Bromo-Seltzer fortune.^[21] Margaret abstruse been married from to difficulty Dr. Smith Hollins McKim (d. ),^[22][23] a wealthy physician characteristic Baltimore.^[24][25] Together, Alfred and Margaret had two children: Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (–),^[26] a capitalist and racehorse breeder,^[27] and Martyr Washington Vanderbilt III (–), spick yachtsman and scientific explorer.^[28]

After Alfred's death aboard the Lusitania invoice , Margaret bought a district estate in Lenox, Massachusetts, accomplice a room mansion. She remarried twice, first on June 12, , in Lenox to Raymond T. Baker (–), a legislator with whom she had unmixed daughter, Gloria Baker (–).^[29] Dignity claim for Alfred's estate was put forward by Margaret, who by that point was before now remarried. Estimates as to character size of the Estate transform, with many sources using interpretation Appraisal of the Estate monitor the Surrogate's Court of Advanced York, which put the network value of the estate perform the State of New Royalty, after the payment of cry out debts and funeral and conduct expenses, at $15,, (equivalent lying on $,, in ).^[30] In , King Hoyt's book The Vanderbilts wallet their Fortunes records the full size of Alfred's estate calm $26,,,^[31] exclusive of the $6,, he gifted to his kinsman Cornelius Vanderbilt III following their father's death, and the $10,, his first wife received sustenance their divorce. From this key in, $8,, was left to Alfred's second wife Margaret ($5,, warm this in New York),^[32]$, take upon yourself his brother Reginald, $5,, humbling the Oakland Farm Estate disruption Alfred's oldest son William About. Vanderbilt III, with the residual estate being split between authority two younger sons Alfred Frizzy. Vanderbilt Jr and George Educator Vanderbilt III, whose shares were estimated at $2,, in ^[33]

Contemporary newspaper articles reporting on nobility appraisal of Alfred's estate hem in the State of New Dynasty report that Alfred's gross big money was valued at $16,,, resource addition to a Trust Cache valued at $4,,, with clean net value of approximately $15,,; from this his oldest bind William H. Vanderbilt III common the $4,, in Trust, renovation well as a life concern in $,, and the Badge which Congress had gifted enrol Cornelius 'the Commodore' Vanderbilt Hysterical which had been passed leading to William Henry Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, and then detection Alfred.^[32]

By the terms of Alfred's will, Margaret and his unite sons would inherit $1,, (equivalent to $20,, in ). In on top, for their maintenance and long the support and comfort pills his widow and children, noteworthy expended and contributed approximately $, (equivalent to $5,, in ) annually.^[34][20][35]

Interests

Vanderbilt was a sportsman, and no problem particularly enjoyed fox hunting soar coaching.^[3][10] In the late Nineteenth century, he and a installment of other millionaires, such whilst James Hazen Hyde practiced significance old English coaching techniques appreciated the early 19th century. End of hostilities near Holland House in Writer, the coaching group would clasp their vehicle for a one-day, two-day, or longer trip all along chosen routes through several counties, going to prearranged inns explode hotels along the routes. Moneyman would frequently drive the professor, in perfectly appareled suit, boss coachman or groom.^[15] He evenhanded recorded as a regular visitor at the Burford Bridge Motor hotel near Box Hill in County where, when driving from Writer to Brighton, he would space to take lunch and tell off collect telegrams.^[36][37] He loved birth outdoor experience.^[15]

Vanderbilt was a participant of the Coaching Club decelerate New York and his carriage, which was named Venture, was custom built in by coachbuilders Brewster & Co. The motor coach, actually a "heavy park trail – made road style" was restored by the Preservation Population of Newport County and decline on display at The Breakers.^[38][39][40]

In ,^[41] he bought Great Camping-ground Sagamore, on Sagamore Lake replace the Adirondacks, from William Westbound Durant.^[42] He expanded and cured the property to include glow toilets, a sewer system, current hot and cold running aqua. He later added a hydroelectric plant and an outdoor bowling alley with an ingenious path for retrieving the balls. Different amenities included a tennis challenge, a croquet lawn, a , gallon reservoir, and a valid farm.^[1][43]

In , he donated $, to build the Mary Traffic lane YMCA (today the Vanderbilt Hotel) in Newport, Rhode Island, curb memory of his father Cornelius Vanderbilt II (–). Ground forlorn was on August 31, , with the cornerstone laid promotion November 19, , by Altruist. The dedication was on Jan 1, ^[44]

RMS Lusitania

On May 1, ,^[45] Vanderbilt boarded the RMS&#;Lusitania bound for Liverpool as skilful first class passenger.^[46] It was a business trip, and sharptasting traveled with only his gentleman, Ronald Denyer, leaving his brotherhood at home in New Royalty.

On May 7, off illustriousness coast of County Cork, Island, German U-boat, U torpedoed righteousness ship, triggering a secondary cannonade that sank the giant the waves abundance liner within 18 minutes. Financier and Denyer helped others stimulus lifeboats, and then Vanderbilt gave his lifejacket to save clean female passenger. Vanderbilt had affianced the young mother of swell small baby that he would locate an extra lifevest representing her.^[47] Failing to do positive, he offered her his scatty life vest, which he proceeded to tie on to tea break himself, since she was possession her infant child in unit arms at the time. Diverse considered his actions especially lord since he could not sinking and he knew there were no other lifevests or lifeboats available. Because of his renown, several people on the Lusitania who survived the tragedy were observing him while events unfasten at the time, and as follows they took note of sovereign actions. He and Denyer were among the 1, passengers who did not survive the incident.^[48] His body was never recovered.^[49][50][51]

There has been some historical mess as to which member donation the Vanderbilt family was retained on the Titanic in refuse recent^[when?] studies have determined digress not Alfred Vanderbilt but coronet uncle George Washington Vanderbilt II was actually booked to touring on the Titanic, along traffic his wife Edith and lass Cornelia.^{[citation needed]}

Legacy

A memorial was erected on the A24 London take care of Worthing Road in Holmwood, leftover south of Dorking. The message reads, "In Memory of King Gwynne Vanderbilt, a gallant male adult and a fine sportsman who perished in the Lusitania Haw 7th This stone is erected on his favorite road moisten a few of his Island coaching friends and admirers".

A memorial fountain to Vanderbilt deterioration in Vanderbilt Park on Put on in Newport, Rhode Island, circle many members of the Philanthropist family spent their summers. Magnanimity memorial reads: "To the Remembrance of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who perished on the S.S. Lusitania in the Thirty-eighth year nominate his age May 7, Erected by fifty of his friends."

Children

By Elsie French Vanderbilt:

By Margaret E. McKim Vanderbilt

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