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William Kissam Vanderbilt II (October 26, 1878 – January 8, 1944) was an American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family . Early life. He was born on October 26, 1878, in New York City, [1] the second child and first son of William Kissam Vanderbilt and Alva Erskine Smith.
1 de mai. de 2020 · Após a sua morte, William dividiu o dinheiro entre seus 8 filhos, e a companhia foi herdada pelos dois filhos mais velhos, Cornelius Vanderbilt II e William Kissam Vanderbilt. A partir desse momento a promissora história da família começou a mudar drasticamente.
William Kissam Vanderbilt II (born on October 26, 1878) Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (born on July 6, 1884) Alva later coerced Consuelo into marrying Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough on November 6, 1895. [7]
The Vanderbilts also became philanthropic - third generation William Kissam Vanderbilt gave $1 million to built tenement houses in New York city, as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars...
William K. Vanderbilt II – known to family and friends as Willie K. – loved the oceans and the natural world. In his seagoing global travels, he collected fish and other marine life, birds, invertebrates and cultural artifacts for the personal museum he planned to build on his Long Island estate.
9 de out. de 2008 · The Long Island Motor Parkway, built 100 years ago by William Kissam Vanderbilt II, was one of the first roads built specifically for the automobile.
1 de out. de 2014 · McFarland, Oct 1, 2014 - Social Science - 264 pages. The Vanderbilts were one of the great American families of the industrial era. This book explores the life of one of its lesser-known scions of...
