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- In 1874, he married the indomitable Alva Erskine Smith who in 1883 outplayed the Mrs Astor to finally win the Vanderbilt family social acceptance among New York's old-moneyed elite.
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Known as Willie K., he was a brother to Harold Stirling Vanderbilt and Consuelo Vanderbilt. Born to a life of luxury, he was raised in Vanderbilt mansions, traveled to Europe frequently, and sailed the globe on yachts owned by his father. Willie was educated by tutors and at St. Mark's School.
Cornelius II's brother, William Kissam Vanderbilt, also featured prominently in the family's affairs. He also built a home on Fifth Avenue and would become one of the great architectural patrons of the Gilded Age, hiring the architects for (the third, and surviving) Grand Central Terminal.
His siblings were Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt, Emily Thorn Vanderbilt, Florence Adele Vanderbilt, Frederick William Vanderbilt, Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt, and George Washington Vanderbilt II.
He was a brother to Harold Stirling Vanderbilt and Consuelo Vanderbilt. Born to a life of luxury, he was raised in Vanderbilt mansions, traveled to Europe frequently, and sailed the globe on yachts owned by his father.
In 1883, Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice posed for a photo before attending the fancy dress ball thrown by Vanderbilt’s brother, William Kissam Vanderbilt, and his...
Following his death the responsibility for the management of the New York Central Railroad system was shifted to Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s younger brother, William Kissam Vanderbilt [1849-1920] who outlived his older brother by 21 years.
When his older brother Cornelius Vanderbilt II died in 1899, William Kissam became responsible for the management of the New York Central Railroad system, the transportation system developed by his grandfather and father. He would be in charge for the next 21 years until his death in 1920.
