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2. Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane - Wikipedia

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   Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane (June 29, 1905 - July 9, 1962) was an American explorer and philanthropist. Early life [ edit ] Crane was the son of Richard Teller Crane, Jr., and Florence ( née Higinbotham) Crane, and grandson of Richard T. Crane , founder of Crane Co.

3. Alva Belmont - Wikipedia

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   Alva Erskine Belmont (née Smith; January 17, 1853 – January 26, 1933), known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American multi-millionaire socialite and women's suffrage activist. She was noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions, and willingness to challenge convention. In 1909, she founded the Political Equality League ...

4. Emily Thorn Vanderbilt - Wikipedia

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   William Henry Vanderbilt. Maria Louisa Kissam. Elm Court, Lenox, Massachusetts, 1903. Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (January 31, 1852 – July 28, 1946) was an American philanthropist and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. She financed the creation of New York's Sloane Hospital for Women in 1888 with an endowment of more than $1,000,000.

5. Category:Vanderbilt family - Wikipedia

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   James Vanderbilt. James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough. James Watson Webb II. J. Watson Webb Jr. John Hammond (record producer) John Jay Schieffelin. John LeBoutillier. John P. Hammond.

6. Florence Vanderbilt Twombly - Wikipedia

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   Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly ( née Vanderbilt; January 8, 1854 – April 11, 1952) was an American socialite and heiress. She was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. [1] She and her husband Hamilton McKown Twombly built Florham, a gilded age estate in Madison, New Jersey. In 1946, her relationship to her wealth was summarized by ...

7. Rockefeller family - Wikipedia

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   The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...