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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt (1877 – 1915), 37, from New York City, New York, United States, was a millionaire sportsman who was traveling on Lusitania with his valet Ronald Denyer to a meeting of the International Horse Breeders’ Association.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Sr. (October 20, 1877 – May 7, 1915) was an American businessman and member of the Vanderbilt family. A sportsman, he participated in and pioneered a number of related endeavors. He died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
One of the wealthiest men in the world when he lost his life in the First World War, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was the second son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II whose family had made a fortune in the United States’ railway boom.
PARKER, Umpire, rendered the decision of the Commission. This case has been certified by the two National Commissioners [a] to the Umpire for decision. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, an American national, 37 years of age, was lost with the Lusitania.
May 7, 2015 · Alfred Vanderbilt, Yale College Class of 1889, might have considered himself to be a lucky man when he made the life-saving decision to cancel his trip on the Titanic — until, that is, he booked a ticket for a spring 1915 trip on the Lusitania. By Bess Connolly. May 7, 2015.
In the fifth generation, the leading member was Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), better known as “The Commodore,” who was the great-grandfather of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. He laid the foundation of the family fortune, when, in 1814, he obtained a contract from the government for the transportation, by water, of supplies to the nine ...
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Jun 13, 2013 · Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt: The Unlikely Hero of the Lusitania. At a young age, Alfred Vanderbilt inherited a massive fortune of $40 million and control of the Vanderbilt railroading...
