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George Washington Vanderbilt III
American yachtsman and scientific explorer (1914–1961)
George Washington Vanderbilt III (September 23, 1914 – June 24, 1961) was an American yachtsman and scientific explorer who was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family.
Early life
[edit]Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he was the younger son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Margaret Emerson. He was the brother of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. and a half-brother to William Henry Vanderbilt III from his father's first marriage to Ellen "Elsie" French. In 1915, when George was less than a year old, his father perished in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. His inheritance was estimated as high as US$40,000,000 (equivalent to $1,204,736,842 in 2023). He received the first quarter of his inheritance at 21, then 25, 30, and the last at 35.[1] Contemporary newspaper articles covering the 1917 appraisal of his father's estate in the New York Surrogate's Court report that he received $2,553,204 under his father's Will.[2]
His mother, Margaret, remarried two more times, first to Raymond T. Baker, with whom she had a daughter, Gloria Baker (1920–1975), and second, to Charles Minot Amory.
He was a grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne and w
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George Washington Vanderbilt II
American art collector (1862–1914)
George Washington Vanderbilt II | |
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| Born | (1862-11-14)November 14, 1862 New Dorp, Richmond County, New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1914(1914-03-06) (aged 51) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Vanderbilt Family Mausoleum, Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Known for | Biltmore Estate |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt |
| Parent(s) | William Henry Vanderbilt Maria Louisa Kissam |
| Relatives | Vanderbilt family |
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 United States, which he named Biltmore Estate.
Biography
[edit]George W. Vanderbilt II was the youngest child of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam. Though there is no evidence to suggest that he referred to himself using a numerical suffix, various sources have called him both George Washington Vanderbilt II and III. Biltmore recognizes him as George W. Vanderbilt III, because he h
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