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Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt was born on January 14, 1880, in Manhattan, New York. He was the youngest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934). [1] Among his siblings was Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942), who married Harry Payne Whitney, [2] Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt (1877–1915), [3] and Gladys ...
Edith Stuyvesant Dresser was born on January 17, 1873, in Newport, Rhode Island, to Major George Warren Dresser (1837–1883) and Susan Fish Le Roy (1834–1883). [2] She was the great-niece of Hamilton Fish (1808–1893), a U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, and New York Governor. Through the Fish family, she was a descendant of Peter ...
Vanderbilt quarterbacks have played prominent roles in American society off the gridiron as well. Irby Curry, the starting quarterback for the "point-a-minute" 1915 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, served in World War I after graduating in 1916, dying in aerial combat in France. Rand Dixon was a decorated World War II veteran.
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. [1]
George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was an American art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. [1] He commissioned the construction of a 250-room mansion, the largest privately owned home in the ...
The following is a list of chancellors of Vanderbilt University. No. Image Chancellor Life Tenure 1 Landon Garland: 1810–1895 1875–1893 2 James Hampton Kirkland:
The following historically African American fraternities and sororities at Vanderbilt are members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. [4] Alpha Kappa Alpha (sorority) Alpha Phi Alpha (fraternity) Delta Sigma Theta (sorority) Kappa Alpha Psi (fraternity) Omega Psi Phi (fraternity) Phi Beta Sigma (fraternity)
Maria Louisa Kissam. Relatives. Herbert M. Harriman (brother-in-law) Signature. William Kissam Vanderbilt I (December 12, 1849 – July 22, 1920 [1]) was an American heir, businessman, philanthropist and horsebreeder. Born into the Vanderbilt family, he managed his family's railroad investments. [2]