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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.
5 de jul. de 1970 · NEWPORT, R. I., July 4—Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, famous yachtsman, originator of contract bridge and former railroad financier, died today at his home here, Rock Cliffe, two days before his...
Railroad tycoon, champion contract bridge player (a game he invented), yachtsman, author, and licensed pilot, Harold “Mike” Vanderbilt steered three J-Class sloops to America’s Cup wins in the 1930s. Vanderbilt sailed from birth on his father’s yachts, becoming a proficient helmsman and tactician.
Learn about the life and achievements of Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, the last of the Vanderbilts to run the railroad empire founded by his ancestors. He was also a renowned yachtsman, bridge player, and supporter of Vanderbilt University.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt. American industrialist and inventor. Learn about this topic in these articles: Vanderbilt family. In Vanderbilt family. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt was also notable as the inventor of the game of contract bridge and as the skilled yachtsman who won the America’s Cup three times. Read More.
31 de jul. de 2019 · Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (left) din front of Rock Cliff, 1964 The youngest son of William K and Alva Vanderbilt, Harold grew up summering in two of the resort’s iconic cottages, first Marble House and later Belcourt Castle (after his mothers second marriage, to Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont).
9 de ago. de 1970 · HAROLD STIRLING VANDER BILT, who died early last month, was accustomed to making headlines, whether as the energetic chairman of the New York Central Railroad, as the international yachtsman who...
