Cornelius Vanderbilt war Vater von 13 Kindern, darunter Phoebe Jane Vanderbilt (* 1814), Ethelinda Vanderbilt (* 1817), Eliza Vanderbilt (* 1819), William Henry Vanderbilt (* 1821), Emily Almira Vanderbilt (* 1823) u. a..
Cornelius Vanderbilt war ein US-amerikanischer Unternehmer, der am 27. Mai 1794 geboren wurde und am 4. Januar 1877 verstarb. Er zählte zu den erfolgreichsten und reichsten Geschäftsleuten der Vereinigten Staaten. Zuerst Reeder, baute er später als Eisenbahnunternehmer die New York Central Railroad auf. Man nannte ihn den „Eisenbahnkönig“ und „Commodore“, er galt jedoch auch als rücksichtsloser „Räuberbaron“. Aus einfachen Verhältnissen stammend, verließ Vanderbilt die Schule mit elf Jahren. Mit sechzehn Jahren begann er einen Fährdienst zwischen Staten Island und New York. Danach arbeitete er zwölf Jahre als Dampfschiffkapitän. 1829 gründete er seine eigene Dampfschiffgesellschaft. 1848 sicherte er sich Transitrechte durch Nicaragua und unterbot Konkurrenten, bis ein Machthaber seine Konzession entzog. Er setzte die US-Regierung unter Druck und etablierte eine neue Linie über Panama. Im Bürgerkrieg stellte er sein Flaggschiff der Marine zur Verfügung und erhielt dafür eine Goldmedaille. Nach dem Krieg investierte er massiv in den Eisenbahnbau, erwarb wichtige Strecken und eröffnete 1873 die erste Bahnverbindung von New York nach Chicago. Cornelius Vanderbilt starb im Januar 1877 mit 82 Jahren. Sein Vermögen betrug rund 100 Millionen Dollar. Obwohl kein großer Philanthrop, stiftete er 1873 eine Million Dollar für die Vanderbilt University. Sein Testament bedachte Sohn William mit 95 Millionen Dollar; andere Kinder erhielten weniger und fochten es erfolglos an.
Cornelius Vanderbilt wurde in Staten Island, New York, USA, geboren.
Bilder zum Thema Cornelius Vanderbilt
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Bildquelle: Appletons'_Vanderbilt_Cornelius.jpg Autor: Wikipedia / Jacques Reich (probably based on an earlier work by another artist) Lizenz: gemeinfrei
Portrait of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, United States financier
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt at home from a photograph taken expressly for this Magazine by our photographer, Frank Leslie's popular monthly, 1876, from The Clark Digital Collections - p1325coll1 116.
"Cornelius Vanderbilt, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, with side whiskers". Half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
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Bildquelle: Cornelius_Vanderbilt_Daguerrotype2.jpg Autor: Wikipedia / Produced by Mathew Bradys studio, restored by Michel Vuijlsteke Lizenz: gemeinfrei
"Cornelius Vanderbilt, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, with side whiskers". Half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
Cropped portrait of American industrialist, Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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Bildquelle: Cornelius_Vanderbilt's_will_challenged.jpg Autor: Wikipedia / Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper, v. 45, (1877, 1st December), cover page. Lizenz: gemeinfrei
Dr. Jared Linsly testifying as to the mental and physical condition of Cornelius Vanderbilt in Surrogate's Court, during a challenge to Vanderbilt's will.
Title: "The Deadly Upas Tree of Wall Street." Abstract: Print shows a large, old tree at the edge of body of water with Albany, N.Y. on the right, in the background, and the U.S. Capitol on the left, in the background. Hanging from the branches are many coins with "$" and a few blossoms labeled "Bribes for Legislation, Bribes for Lawyers, Bribes for Judges, Bribes for Editors, [and] Bribes for Congress". Telegraph lines are tangled in the branches and the face of Jay Gould is formed by limbs and branches at center. The bodies of several people lay among the debris beneath the tree; Roscoe Conkling is slumped against a row of buildings and a railroad, "Westbro[?]" has expired over the same row of buildings, a skull is labeled "Jim Fisk" next to "Whitlaw Reid", Ulysses S. Grant, at center, is labeled "Black Friday", beneath a railroad is the body of a woman labeled "Stockholder", against the trunk of the tree is a man labeled "Stock Holder E.R.R." who looks a little like Cornelius Vanderbilt, and on the right is Alonzo Cornell labeled "Blind Pool". All appear to have succumbed to greed through the machinations of Jay Gould.
Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph.
Notes: Copyright 1882 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.; J. Keppler.; Caption: "This tree ... was said to be so exceedingly poisonous that no one could even approach it without certain death" --Zell's Encyclopedia.; Illus. from Puck, v. 11, no. 286, (1882 August 30), centerfold.; Title from item.
Title: The great race for the Western stakes 1870
Abstract: Print shows Cornelius Vanderbilt and James Fisk in a race for control of New York's rails. Throughout 1868 and 1869, the two men had fought for control of the Erie Railroad. (See also "The Statue Unveiled," no. 1869-1.) Here, Vanderbilt straddles his two railroads, the "Hudson River R.R." and the "New York Central R.R.", admonishing his competitor, "Now then Jim--No Jockeying You Know!" The dwarflike Fisk, sitting astride the "Erie R.R.", replies, "Let em rip Commodore!--But Dont Stop to Water or You'll be Beat." Physical description: 1 print on wove paper : lithograph ; 25.1 x 35.5 cm (image)
Notes: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1870 by Currier & Ives, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.; Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1870-1.; Inscribed in ink at bottom: No. 75. Deposited Mar. 5 1870.; Blind stamp at bottom right: Deposited in U.S. District Clerk's Office Southern District N.Y.; Title from item.
Detail of a political cartoon parodying James G. Blaine. Wealthy and influential figures dine on dishes labeled "Lobby pudding", "Monopoly soup", "Navy contract", etc. while a poor family begs. Subtitles below the cartoon read: "Mammon's Homage", "Blaine Hobnobing with the Mighty Money Kings", "The Banquet in His Honor at Delmonico's Last Night", "Millionaires and Monopolists Seal Their Allegiance".
Guests include: (left to right): businessman David Dows; financier Jay Gould; unknown; Blaine; New York Tribune editor Whitelaw Reid; financier William Henry Vanderbilt
Illustrated by Walt McDougall and Valerian Gribayedoff.
Title: The statue unveiled
Abstract: The "statue" is railroad giant Cornelius Vanderbilt, who in 1869 tried unsuccessfully to assume control of James Fisk's Erie Railroad by buying out its stock. Here he stands, like the Colossus of Rhodes, at the crossroads of the New York Central and the Hudson River Railroads both of which he owned. He sprays the tracks with a hose marked "270" which is attached to a hydrant. He also holds a whip and the reins of a horse. A steamship in the background symbolizes his commercial shipping interests. At left a diminutive Fisk waters his own line, the Erie, using a bucket and hand-powered pump while eyeing his competitor enviously.
Physical description: 1 print on wove paper : lithograph ; image 25 x 34 cm.
Notes: Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1869-1.; Title from item.
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Bildquelle: Vanderbilt_&_Fisk.jpg Autor: Wikipedia / Currier and Ives Lizenz: gemeinfrei
"The Great Race for the Western Stakes, 1870," Cornelius Vanderbilt versus James Fisk; Currier & Ives lithograph.
Cornelius Vanderbilt war ein 🙋♂️ US-amerikanischer Unternehmer
Wie alt wurde Cornelius Vanderbilt?
Cornelius Vanderbilt erreichte ein Alter von ⌛ 82 Jahren.
Wann hat Cornelius Vanderbilt Geburtstag?
Cornelius Vanderbilt wurde an einem Dienstag am ⭐ 27. Mai 1794 geboren.
Wo wurde Cornelius Vanderbilt geboren?
Cornelius Vanderbilt wurde in 🚩 Staten Island, New York, USA, geboren.
Wer sind die Eltern von Cornelius Vanderbilt?
Die Eltern von Cornelius Vanderbilt heißen Cornelius Vanderbilt und Phebe Hand.
War Cornelius Vanderbilt verheiratet oder hatte er eine Partnerin?
Ja, Cornelius Vanderbilt war verheiratet. Als Ehepartner ist Sophia Johnson und Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt bekannt.
Hatte Cornelius Vanderbilt Kinder?
Ja, Cornelius Vanderbilt war Vater von insgesamt 13 Kindern. Die Namen der Kinder lauten u. a. Phoebe Jane Vanderbilt (* 1814), Ethelinda Vanderbilt (* 1817), Eliza Vanderbilt (* 1819), William Henry Vanderbilt (* 1821), Emily Almira Vanderbilt (* 1823) und Sophia Johnson Vanderbilt (* 1825).
In welchem Sternzeichen wurde Cornelius Vanderbilt geboren?
Cornelius Vanderbilt wurde im westlichen Sternzeichen Zwilling geboren.