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January 27, 2024 at 9:00 AM. On Jan. 1, IBM put the brakes on its dollar-for-dollar 5% employee match in its 401 (k) plan and began providing most of its US workers a portable "retirement benefit ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry, effectively transforming the geography of the United States.
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 ...
Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd Vanderbilt (February 17, 1861 – April 20, 1940) was an American heiress known for her marriages to prominent men and her role in the development of the Sutton Place neighborhood as a fashionable place to live.
Spouse. Cornelius Vanderbilt. . . ( m. 1869; died 1877) . Frank Armstrong Crawford-Vanderbilt (January 18, 1839 – May 4, 1885) was an American socialite and philanthropist. During the American Civil War, she was a strong supporter of the Confederate States of America. [1] After the war, she lived in New York City and married multi-millionaire ...
March 19, 2024 at 5:11 AM. Vanderbilt women's basketball broke its 10-year NCAA tournament drought by qualifying for March Madness in 2024. The Commodores (22-9), picked to finish last in the SEC ...
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Cornelius "Corneel" Jeremiah Vanderbilt was born on Staten Island on December 29, 1830. He was the second son of thirteen children born to Cornelius Vanderbilt and Sophia Johnson Vanderbilt, who were first cousins. [3] [4] He had 11 siblings who survived to adulthood; Phebe, Ethelinda, Eliza, William ("Billy"), Emily, Sophia, Maria, Frances ...