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- Vanderbilt married Gertrude Lewis Conaway, of Philadelphia, in 1933. They did not have any children.
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Harold Stirling Vanderbilt CBE (July 6, 1884 – July 4, 1970) was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, an innovator and champion player of contract bridge, and a member of the Vanderbilt family.
They did not have any children. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt died in July 4, 1970. Ironically, this was only two weeks after the Penn Central Railroad, successor to the New York Central Railroad, had declared bankruptcy (on June 21, 1970).
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- Gertrude Lewis Conaway
Apr 27, 2022 · Genealogy for Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884 - 1970) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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Harold Stirling "Mike" Vanderbilt was born on 6 July 1884 to William Vanderbilt and Alva Krskine Smithin Oakdale, New York. Mike married Gertrude Conoway. They had no children. Mike died on 4 July 1970 in Newport, Rhode Island. He is interred, along with his wife, at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
Idle Hour in Oakdale, Long Island, New York1925, bought El Salonoin Palm Beach, Florida. It was sold to John Lennon shortly before his assassination.Mike attended St. Mark's School, Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He did not receive a degree.Mike was commissioned a lieutenant junior grade in March 1917 in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He was called to active duty on 9 April 1917 and assigned as commanding officer of the USS Patrol No. 8 oper...Mike was reassigned to the US Navy forces in Europe on 17 July 1918. He served with Submarine Chaser Detachment 3 until 25 NovemberMike was placed on inactive duty on 30 December 1918 and was promoted to lieutenant on 26 February 1919. He was discharged on 26 March 1921.Wikipedia contributors, ‘Harold Stirling Vanderbilt', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedi...Wikipedia contributors, ‘Vanderbilt family', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 26 March 2016, 19:09 UTC, [accessed 19 March 2016]Find A Grave contributors, Memorial page for Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884-1970), Find A Grave: Memorial No. 6819041, Oct 03, 2002.Wikipedia contributors, ‘Vanderbilt houses’, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 9 March 2016, 10:10 UTC, [accessed 29 March 2016]- Male
- July 6, 1884
- Gertrude Lewis (Conaway) Vanderbilt
- July 4, 1970
William Kissam Vanderbilt's son Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884–1970) gained fame as a sportsman. He invented the contract form of bridge and won the most coveted prize in yacht racing, the America's Cup , on three occasions.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt was a son of William K. Vanderbilt and a great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the founder of the Vanderbilt family fortune.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt was born 6 July 1884 in Oakdale, Suffolk County, New York, United States to William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849-1920) and Alva Erskine Smith (1853-1933) and died 4 July 1970...
