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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.
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- July 4, 1970 (aged 85), Newport, Rhode Island, USA
- July 6, 1884, Oakdale, New York
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.
31 de jul. de 2019 · Conrad Hanson. Architecture History, Architecture. Many are familiar with the tales of Newport’s most famous gilded age cottages and the bold-faced names who lived in them; the Breakers and the Vanderbilts, Clarendon Court and the von Bulows, and so on.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt passed away in 1970 at the advanced age of 86 years. His life had been a rich one, and he had been able to participate in a number of recreational and work activities that must have given him a clear sense of satisfaction.
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.
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...
