The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the

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. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of

Cornelius Vanderbilt 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 lead ...

, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy. Cornelius Vanderbilt's descendants went on to build grand mansions on

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; luxurious "summer cottages" in Newport, Rhode Island; the palatial Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina; and various other opulent homes. The Vanderbilts were once the wealthiest family in the United States. Cornelius Vanderbilt was the richest American until his death in 1877. After that, his son William Henry Vanderbilt acquired his father's fortune, and was the richest American until his death in 1885. The Vanderbilts' prominence lasted until the mid-20th century, when the family's 10 great

mansions were torn down, and most other Vanderbilt houses were sold or turned into museums in what has been referred to as the "Fall of the House of Vanderbilt". Branches of the family are found on the

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. Contemporary descendants include American Art Historian

John Wilmerding John Currie Wilmerding Jr. (born April 28, 1938), is an American professor of art, collector, and curator, and is best known as a prolific author of books on American art. Early life Wilmerding was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 28, 19 ...

, journalist

Anderson Cooper Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator from the Vanderbilt family. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news broadcast show '' Anderson Cooper 360°''. In addition to his duties a ...

, actor

Timothy Olyphant Timothy David Olyphant ( ; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in ''The Monogamist'', and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' ''The ...

, musician John P. Hammond, screenwriter James Vanderbilt, and the Duke of Marlborough.

History

The progenitor of the Vanderbilt family was Jan Aertszoon or Aertson (1620–1705), a Dutch farmer from the village of De Bilt in

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, who emigrated to the Dutch colony of

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as an

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to the Van Kouwenhoven family in 1650. The name of Jan's village, in the

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, was added to the Dutch "van" ("from") to create "Van der Bilt", which evolved into "Vanderbilt" when the English took control of

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(now

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). The family is associated with the Dutch

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Van der Bilt. His great-great-great-grandson,

, began the rise of the Vanderbilt dynasty. He was the fourth of nine children born into a

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family of modest means. Through his paternal great-great grandmother, Abigail Southard, he descends from

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President

Jan Janszoon Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, commonly known as Reis Mourad the Younger (c. 1570 – c. 1641), was an Ottoman and Salé Rovers Dutch pirate in Algeria and Morocco who converted to Islam after being captured by a Moorish state in 1618. He began ser ...

and his son Anthony Janszoon van Salee. They were among the earliest arrivals to 17th-century

. In a number of documents dating back to that period, Anthony is described as tawny or mulatto, as his mother was of Berber origin from Cartagena in the

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. Cornelius Vanderbilt left school at age 11 and went on to build a

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and

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empire that, during the 19th century, would make him one of the wealthiest men in the world. Starting with a single boat, he grew his fleet until he was competing with

Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the (also known as ''Clermont''). In 1807, that steamboa ...

for dominance of the New York waterways, his energy and eagerness earning him the nickname "Commodore", a United States Navy title for a captain of a small task force. Fulton's company had established a monopoly on trade in and out of New York Harbor. Vanderbilt, based in New Jersey at the time, flouted the law, steaming in and out of the harbor under a flag that read, "New Jersey Must Be Free!" He also hired the attorney

Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison ...

to argue his case before the

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; Vanderbilt won, thereby establishing an early precedent for the United States' first laws of

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. While many Vanderbilt family members had joined the Episcopal Church,

remained a member of the

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to his death. The Vanderbilt family lived on Staten Island until the mid-1800s, when the Commodore built a house on Washington Place (in what is now

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). Although he always occupied a relatively modest home, members of his family would use their wealth to build magnificent

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. Shortly before his death in 1877, Vanderbilt donated

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1 million (equivalent to $ million in ) for the establishment of

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

in Nashville. The Commodore left the majority of his enormous fortune to his eldest son,

William Henry Vanderbilt William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family. Vanderbi ...

. William Henry, who outlived his father by just eight years, increased the profitability of his father's holdings, increased the reach of the

New York Central Railroad The New York Central Railroad was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Mid ...

, and doubled the Vanderbilt wealth. He built the first of what would become many grand Vanderbilt mansions on

, at 640 Fifth Avenue. William Henry appointed his first son,

Cornelius Vanderbilt II Cornelius "Corneil" Vanderbilt II (November 27, 1843 – September 12, 1899) was an American socialite and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family. Noted forebears He was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbil ...

, as the next "Head of House". Cornelius II built the largest private home in New York, at 1 West 58th Street, containing approximately 154 rooms, designed by George B. Post. He also built

The Breakers The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. The 70-room man ...

in Newport, Rhode Island. Cornelius II's brother,

William Kissam Vanderbilt William Kissam "Willie" Vanderbilt I (December 12, 1849 – July 22, 1920) was an American heir, businessman, philanthropist and horsebreeder. Born into the Vanderbilt family, he managed his family's railroad investments. Early life William Kiss ...

, also featured prominently in the family's affairs. He also built a home on Fifth Avenue and would become one of the great architectural patrons of the

, hiring the architects for (the third, and surviving) Grand Central Terminal. He also built

Marble House Marble House, a Gilded Age mansion located at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, was built from 1888 to 1892 as a summer cottage for Alva and William Kissam Vanderbilt and was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Beaux Arts style ...

at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island.

George Washington Vanderbilt II George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was an art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. He commission ...

, the 3rd and youngest son of

and youngest brother of Cornelius II, hired architect Richard Morris Hunt and landscape architect

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to construct Biltmore Estate on near Asheville, North Carolina. The 250 room mansion and of floor space remains on top of the

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to date. While some of Cornelius Vanderbilt's descendants gained fame in business, others achieved prominence in other ways, e.g.: *

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Sr. (October 20, 1877 – May 7, 1915) was a wealthy American businessman, and a member of the Vanderbilt family. A sportsman, he participated in and pioneered a number of related endeavors. He died in the sinking of ...

(1877–1915), was a passenger on the RMS ''Lusitania'' and died when it sank. *Alfred's eldest son, from his first marriage,

William Henry Vanderbilt III William Henry Vanderbilt III (November 24, 1901April 14, 1981) was Governor of Rhode Island and a member of the wealthy and socially prominent Vanderbilt family. Early life William Henry Vanderbilt III was born in New York City on November 24, ...

was Governor of Rhode Island. *Alfred's second son Alfred Jr. became a noted horse breeder and racing elder. *

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Harold Stirling Vanderbilt CBE (July 6, 1884 – July 4, 1970) was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, an innovator and champion player of contract bridge, and a member of the Vanderbilt family. Early life He was born in Oakdale ...

(1884–1970) gained fame as a sportsman. He invented the contract form of bridge and won the most coveted prize in yacht racing, the America's Cup, on three occasions. *Harold's brother William Kissam "Willie K" Vanderbilt II launched the

Vanderbilt Cup The Vanderbilt Cup was the first major trophy in American auto racing. History An international event, it was founded by William Kissam Vanderbilt II in 1904 and first held on October 8 on a course set out in Nassau County on Long Island, ...

for

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. * Gloria Vanderbilt (1924–2019) was a noted artist, designer, actress and author. *Gloria's son,

, is a Peabody Award and Emmy Award-winning journalist, author, and television producer and personality. *

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 – April 18, 1942) was an American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She was a prominent social figure and hostess, ...

was a sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder of the

Whitney Museum of American Art The Whitney Museum of American Art, known informally as "The Whitney", is an art museum in the Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–194 ...

In 1855, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt donated of property to the Moravian Church and Cemetery at

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, New York. Later, his son

donated a further . The Vanderbilt Family Mausoleum was designed in 1885 by

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Richard Morris Hunt and landscaped by

Vanderbilt family tree

(1794–1877) **

(1821–1885) ***

(1843–1899) **** Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt (1869–1874) **** William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870–1892) ****

Cornelius Vanderbilt III Brigadier General Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III (September 5, 1873 – March 1, 1942) was an American military officer, inventor, engineer, and yachtsman. He was a member of the Vanderbilt family. Early life Born in New York City to Cornelius ...

(1873–1942) *****

Cornelius Vanderbilt IV Cornelius Vanderbilt IV (April 30, 1898July 7, 1974) was a newspaper publisher, journalist, author, and military officer. He was an outcast of high society, and was disinherited by his parents when he became a newspaper publisher. He desired to ...

(1898–1974) **** Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942) *****

Flora Payne Whitney Flora Payne Whitney, also known as Flora Whitney Miller (July 27, 1897 – July 18, 1986), was an American artist and socialite, art collector, and patron of the arts. Early life Flora Payne Whitney was born on July 27, 1897 and raised in Manhatt ...

(1897–1986) ****** Pamela Tower (1921–2013) *******

John LeBoutillier John LeBoutillier (born May 26, 1953) is an American political columnist, pundit, and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York, serving a single two-year term. Education LeBoutillier graduated from ...

(born 1953) ******

Whitney Tower Whitney Tower (June 30, 1923 – February 11, 1999) was an American journalist reporting on Thoroughbred horse racing and a president of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Career From 1948 to 1954, Tower worked as a sports reporter ...

(1923–1999) ******

Flora Miller Biddle Flora Miller Biddle (born 1928) is an American author, honorary chairman, and former president of the Whitney Museum of American Art, serving from 1977 to 1995. She is the granddaughter of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, the founder of the Whitney Mus ...

(born 1928) *****Barbara Whitney (1903–1983) *****

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Cornelius "Sonny" Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and philanthropist. He was also a polo player and the owner of a significant stable of Thorough ...

(1899–1992) ****

(1877–1915) ***** Governor William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901–1981) ***** Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (1912–1999) ******

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III (born December 20, 1949) is a retired public relations executive. Vanderbilt was heavily involved with bringing the Grammys back to New York and the tall ships to New York for the 500th anniversary of Columbus discover ...

(born 1949) ******* James Platten Vanderbilt (born 1975) *****

George Washington Vanderbilt III 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 Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he was the younger son of Alfr ...

(1914–1961) ****

Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (January 14, 1880 – September 4, 1925) was a member of the Vanderbilt family. He was the father of Gloria Vanderbilt and maternal grandfather of Anderson Cooper. An avid equestrian, Vanderbilt was the founder and pr ...

(1880–1925) ***** Cathleen Vanderbilt (1904–1944) ***** Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (1924–2019) ****** Leopold Stanislaus "Stan" Stokowski (born 1950) ****** Christopher Stokowski (born 1952) ****** Carter Vanderbilt Cooper (1965–1988) ****** Anderson Hays Cooper (born 1967) ******* Wyatt Morgan Cooper (born 2020) ******* Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper (born 2022) **** Gladys Moore Vanderbilt (1886–1965) ***** Countess Cornelia "Gilia" Széchényi (1908–1958) ***** Countess Alice "Ai" Széchényi (1911–1974) ***** Countess Gladys Széchényi (1913–1978) ******

Christopher Denys Stormont Finch-Hatton, 16th Earl of Winchilsea Christopher Denys Stormonte Finch-Hatton (17 November 1936 – 26 June 1999) was the 16th Earl of Winchilsea and 11th Earl of Nottingham as well as a member of the American Vanderbilt family through his maternal grandmother, Gladys Moore Vanderb ...

(1936–1999) ******* Daniel Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea (born 1967) ******** Tobias Finch-Hatton, Viscount Maidstone (born 1998) ***** Countess Sylvia Anita Gabriel Denise Irene Marie "Sylvie" Széchényi (1918–1998) ***** Countess Ferdinandine "Bubby" Széchényi (1923–2016) *** Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt (1845–1924) **** Florence Shepard (1869–1869) **** Maria Louise Shepard (1870–1948) **** Edith Shepard (1872–1954) **** Margaret Shepard (1873–1895) **** Alice Louise Vanderbilt Shepard (1874–1950) ***** Dave Hennen Morris Jr. (1900–1975) ***** Louise Morris (1901–1976) ***** Lawrence Morris (1903–1967) ***** Noel Morris (1904–1928) ***** Emily Hammond Morris (1907–1995) ***** Alice Vanderbilt Morris (1911–1986) **** Elliott Fitch Shepard Jr. (1876–1927) ***

(1849–1920) ****

Consuelo Vanderbilt Consuelo Vanderbilt-Balsan (formerly Consuelo Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough; born Consuelo Vanderbilt; March 2, 1877 – December 6, 1964) was a socialite and a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family. Her first marriage ...

(1877–1964) *****

John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough John Albert Edward William Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough, (18 September 1897 – 11 March 1972), styled Marquess of Blandford until 1934, was a British military officer and peer. Early life He was born in London on 18 September ...

(1897–1972) ****** John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (1926–2014) ******* Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 1955) ******** George John Godolphin Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (born 1992) ******* Lady Henrietta Mary Spencer-Churchill (born 1958) ******

Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill Lady Rosemary Mildred Muir (née Spencer-Churchill; born 24 July 1929) is an English aristocrat who served as a maid of honour to Elizabeth II at her coronation in 1953. Early life and family Lady Rosemary Mildred Spencer-Churchill was born ...

(born 1929) *****

Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (14 October 1898 – 17 September 1956) was the younger son of the 9th Duke of Marlborough and his first wife, the former Consuelo Vanderbilt, an American railroad heiress. His elder brother, John, was the ...

(1898–1956) ****

William Kissam Vanderbilt II William Kissam Vanderbilt II (October 26, 1878 – January 8, 1944) was an American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. Early life He was born on October 26, 1878, in New York City, the seco ...

(1878–1944) *****

Muriel Vanderbilt Muriel Vanderbilt (November 23, 1900 – February 3, 1972) was an American socialite and a thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder who was a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. Early life Muriel was born on November 23, 1900 in New York City. ...

(1900–1972) ****

(1884–1970) ***

Emily Thorn Vanderbilt 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 ...

(1850–1946) **** Florence Adele Sloane (1873–1960) ***** William Douglas Burden (1898–1978) ****** Katharine Sage Burden (born 1927) ******* Katharine Sage Sohier (born 1954) ****** Andrew White Burden (born 1935) ******* William Douglas Burden III (born 1965) **** Emily Vanderbilt Sloane (1874–1970) ***** Adele Sloane Hammond (1902–1998) ****** John Vernon Bevan Olyphant (born 1941) ******* Timothy David Olyphant (born 1968) ***** John Henry Hammond Jr. (1910–1987) ****** John Paul Hammond (born 1942) **** Lila Vanderbilt Sloane (1878–1934) *****

Frederick Vanderbilt Field Frederick Vanderbilt Field (April 13, 1905 – February 1, 2000) was an American leftist political activist, political writer and a great-great-grandson of railroad tycoon Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, disinherited by his wealthy relatives f ...

(1905–2000) *** Florence Adele Vanderbilt (1854–1952) **** Alice Twombly (1879–1896) **** Florence Vanderbilt Twombly (1881–1969) ***** Alice Twombly Burden (1905–1905) ***** William Armistead Moale Burden (1906–1984) ***** Shirley Carter Burden (1908–1989) ****** Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (1941–1996) **** Ruth Twombly (1884–1954) **** Hamilton McKown Twombly Jr. (1887–1906) ***

Frederick William Vanderbilt Frederick William Vanderbilt (February 2, 1856 – June 29, 1938) was a member of the American Vanderbilt family. He was a director of the New York Central Railroad for 61 years, and also a director of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and o ...

(1856–1938) *** Eliza "Lila" Osgood Vanderbilt (1860–1936) ****

James Watson Webb II James Watson Webb II (known as James Sr.) (July 1, 1884 – March 4, 1960) was an American polo champion and insurance executive. He was a grandson of William Henry Vanderbilt and James Watson Webb. Early life Webb was born on July 1, 1884 in Bu ...

(1884–1960) ***** Lila Vanderbilt Webb (1913–1961) ****** John Currie Wilmerding Jr. (born 1938) ***** James Watson Webb III (1916–2000) **** William Seward Webb Jr. (1887–1956) **** Vanderbilt Webb (1891–1956) ***

(1862–1914) ****

Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Cecil Bulkely-Johnson Goodsir (August 22, 1900 – February 7, 1976) was an American born heiress and member of the Vanderbilt family who inherited the Biltmore Estate. She was known for her eccentric behavior. Ear ...

(1900–1976) ***** George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil (1925–2020) *****

William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil (August 17, 1928 – October 31, 2017) was the operator of the Biltmore Estate through his company, The Biltmore Company. Biography Early life William Cecil was the younger son of Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbil ...

(1928–2017) ** Emily Almira Vanderbilt (1823–1896) *** William Knapp Thorn (1851–1911) *** Caroline Roberts Thorn (1858–1949) **** Jeannette Thorn Kissel (1889–1957) ***** Aline Thorn Pease (1919-2010) ****** Kenneth Peter Lyle Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape (born 1943) ***** Richard Thorn Pease, 3rd Baronet (1922–2021) ****** Richard Peter Pease, 4th Baronet (born 1958) ****** Nichola Pease (born 1961) ***** Derrick Alix Pease (1927–1998) ****** Jonathan Edward Pease (born 1952) **

Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt (December 29, 1830 – April 2, 1882) was an American member of the Vanderbilt family who, after having a troubled relationship with his father, Cornelius Vanderbilt, eventually died by suicide at the age of 51. Early ...

(1830–1882)

Cornelius Vanderbilt and his descendants (by year of birth)

(1794–1877), 1st generation #

(1821–1885), 2nd generation, son of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1830–1882), 2nd generation, son of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1843–1899), 3rd generation, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt # Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt (1845–1924), 3rd generation, granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1849–1920), 3rd generation, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1850–1946), 3rd generation, granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt # William Knapp Thorn (1851–1911), 3rd generation, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt # Florence Adele Vanderbilt (1854–1952), 3rd generation, granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1856–1938), 3rd generation, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt # Eliza "Lila" Osgood Vanderbilt (1860–1936), 3rd generation, granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1862–1914), 3rd generation, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1873–1942), 4th generation, great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt # Emily Vanderbilt Sloane (1874–1970), 4th generation, great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt # Alice Louise Vanderbilt Shepard (1874–1950), 4th generation, great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt # Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942), 4th generation, great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt # Elliott Fitch Shepard Jr. (1876–1927), 4th generation, great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1877–1915), 4th generation, great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1877–1964), 4th generation, great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1878–1944), 4th generation, great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1880–1925), 4th generation, great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1884–1960), 4th generation, great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1884–1970), 4th generation, great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt # Gladys Moore Vanderbilt (1886–1965), 4th generation, great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1897–1986), 5th generation, great-great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1897–1972), 5th generation, great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1898–1974), 5th generation, great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt # William Douglas Burden (1898–1978), 5th generation, great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1898–1956), 5th generation, great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1899–1992), 5th generation, great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1900–1972), 5th generation, great-great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1900–1976), 4th generation, great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt # Governor William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901–1981) # Mary Cathleen Vanderbilt (1904–1944) #

(1905–2000) # William Armistead Moale Burden II (1906–1984) # Shirley Carter Burden (1908–1989), 5th generation, great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt # John Henry Hammond Jr. (1910–1987), 5th generation, great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt # Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (1912–1999), 5th generation, great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt #

(1914–1961), 5th generation, great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt # James Watson Webb III (1916–2000) # Sir Richard Thorn Pease, 3rd Baronet (1922–2021) #

(1923–1999) # Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (1924–2019) # George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil (1925–2020) # John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (1926–2014), 6th generation (3 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) #

(1928–2017) #

(born 1928) #

(born 1929) #

(1936–1999), 6th generation (3 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) #

(born 1938), 6th generation (3 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (1941–1996), 6th generation (3 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # John Paul Hammond (born 1942), 6th generation (3 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Kenneth Peter Lyle Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape (born 1943), 6th generation (3 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Jonathan Edward Pease (born 1952), 6th generation (3 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) #

(born 1953), 7th generation (4 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Sage Sohier (born 1954), 7th generation (4 × great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough (born 1955), 7th generation (4 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Sir Richard Peter Pease, 4th Baronet (born 1958), 6th generation (3 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Lady Henrietta Mary Spencer-Churchill (born 1958), 7th generation (4 × great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Nichola Pease (born 1961), 6th generation (3 × great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # William Douglas Burden III (born 1965), 7th generation (4 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Anderson Hays Cooper (born 1967), 6th generation (3 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Daniel Finch-Hatton, 17th Earl of Winchilsea (born 1967), 7th generation (4 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # Timothy David Olyphant (born 1968), 7th generation (4 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # James Platten Vanderbilt (born 1975), 7th generation (4 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt) # George John Godolphin Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (born 1992), 8th generation (5 × great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt)

Other Vanderbilt descendants, but not of Cornelius Vanderbilt

Amy Vanderbilt Amy Osborne Vanderbilt (July 22, 1908 – December 27, 1974) was an American authority on etiquette. In 1952 she published the best-selling book ''Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book of Etiquette''. The book, later retitled ''Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquet ...

(1908–1974) — believed to be a descended from either a brother or a cousin of Cornelius Vanderbilt

Spouses of descendants of Cornelius Vanderbilt (by year of birth)

# Horace F. Clark (1815–1873): 1st husband of Maria Louisa Vanderbilt # Nicholas B. La Bau (1823–1873): 1st husband of Mary Alicia Vanderbilt #

Elliott Fitch Shepard Elliott Fitch Shepard (July 25, 1833 – March 24, 1893) was a New York lawyer, banker, and owner of the '' Mail and Express'' newspaper, as well as a founder and president of the New York State Bar Association. Shepard was married to Marg ...

(1833–1893): husband of

Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard ( New Dorp, July 23, 1845 – Manhattan, March 3, 1924) was an American heiress and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. As a philanthropist, she funded the YMCA, helping create a hotel for guests of the ...

Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt 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. After the war, she lived in New Yo ...

(1839–1885): 2nd wife of

William Douglas Sloane William Douglas Sloane (February 29, 1844 – March 19, 1915) was an American businessman, sportsman, philanthropist, and member of New York society during the Gilded Age. Early life Sloane was born in New York City on February 29, 1844. He was t ...

(1844–1915): 1st husband of

Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt (; November 11, 1845 – April 24, 1934) was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and reigned as the matriarch of the Vanderbilt family for over 60 years. Early life and relatives Alice Claypoole Gwynne was born on Novem ...

(1845–1934): wife of

Hamilton McKown Twombly Hamilton McKown Twombly Sr. (August 11, 1849 – January 11, 1910) was an American businessman. Early life Hamilton McKown Twombly Sr. was born on August 11, 1849 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts and grew up in Boston. His parents were Alexand ...

(1849–1910): husband of

Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly (January 8, 1854 – April 11, 1952) was an American socialite and heiress. She was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. She and her husband Hamilton McKown Twombly built Florham, a gilded age estate in M ...

# Henry White (1850–1927): 2nd husband of Emily Thorn Vanderbilt #

William Seward Webb William Seward Webb (January 31, 1851 – October 29, 1926) was a businessman, and inspector general of the Vermont militia with the rank of colonel. He was a founder and former president of the Sons of the American Revolution. Early life Webb wa ...

(1851–1926): husband of

Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt Webb Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt Webb (September 20, 1860 – July 10, 1936) was an American heiress.

# Alva Belmont (1853–1933): 1st wife of

# Louise Vanderbilt (1854–1926): wife of

Anne Harriman Vanderbilt 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. Ea ...

(1861–1940): 2nd wife of William Kissam Vanderbilt # Richard M. Tobin (1866–1952): 2nd husband of Florence Adele Sloane # Jacques Balsan (1868–1956): 2nd husband of

Grace Vanderbilt Grace Graham Vanderbilt ( Wilson; September 3, 1870 – January 7, 1953) was an American socialite. She was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III. She was one of the last Vanderbilts to live the luxurious life of the "head of society" that her pred ...

(1870–1953): wife of

# James A. Burden Jr. (1871–1932): 1st husband of Florence Adele Sloane #

Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough, (13 November 1871 – 30 June 1934), styled Earl of Sunderland until 1883 and Marquess of Blandford between 1883 and 1892, was a British soldier and Conservative politician, and a ...

(1871–1934): 1st husband of Consuelo Vanderbilt #

Dave Hennen Morris Dave Hennen Morris (April 24, 1872 – May 4, 1944) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Thoroughbred racehorse owner who co-founded the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA). Early life Morris was born in New Orleans, Louis ...

(1872–1944): husband of

Alice Vanderbilt Morris Alice Vanderbilt Shepard Morris (December 7, 1874 – August 15, 1950) was a member of the Vanderbilt family. She co-founded the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA). Early life Alice was born on December 7, 1874 in New York. S ...

Harry Payne Whitney Harry Payne Whitney (April 29, 1872 – October 26, 1930) was an American businessman, thoroughbred horse breeder, and member of the prominent Whitney family. Early years Whitney was born in New York City on April 29, 1872, as the eldest son ...

(1872–1930): husband of

Edith Stuyvesant Gerry Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Gerry ( Dresser; January 17, 1873 – December 21, 1958) was an American philanthropist and wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II and Peter Goelet Gerry, a United States senator from Rhode Island. Early life Edith S ...

(1873–1958): wife of

Virginia Fair Vanderbilt Virginia Fair Vanderbilt (January 2, 1875 – July 7, 1935) was an American socialite, hotel builder/owner, philanthropist, owner of Fair Stable, a Thoroughbred racehorse operation, and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family by marriage. E ...

(1875–1935): 1st wife of

# George G. McMurtry (1876–1958): 4th husband of Teresa Sarah Margaret Fabbri #

László Széchenyi Count László Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (18 February 1879 – 5 July 1938) was an Austro Hungarian military officer, Imperial Chamberlain, diplomat and venture capitalist. His great-uncle was István Széchenyi. László Széchenyi mar ...

(1879–1938): husband of

Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi Gladys Moore Vanderbilt, Countess Széchenyi (August 27, 1886 – January 29, 1965), was an American heiress from the Vanderbilt family and wife of Hungarian Count László Széchenyi. Early life She was born as Gladys Moore Vanderbilt ...

Ralph Pulitzer Ralph Pulitzer (June 11, 1879 – June 14, 1939) was an American heir, newspaper publisher and author. He served as the president of the Press Publishing Co., which published the ''New York World'' and the ''Evening World''. Early life Ralph Puli ...

(1879–1939): 1st husband of Frederica Vanderbilt Webb #

Leopold Stokowski Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was a British conductor. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and his appear ...

(1882–1977): 2nd husband of Gloria Vanderbilt #

Electra Havemeyer Webb Electra Havemeyer Webb (August 16, 1888 – November 19, 1960) was a collector of American antiques and founder of the Shelburne Museum. Early life Electra Havemeyer was born on August 16, 1888. She was the youngest child of Henry Osborne Ha ...

(1888–1960): wife of

Frederick Osborn Major General Frederick Henry Osborn CBE (21 March 1889 – 5 January 1981) was an American philanthropist, military leader, and eugenicist. He was a founder of several organizations and played a central part in reorienting eugenics in the y ...

(1889–1981): husband of Margaret Louisa Schieffelin #

John Francis Amherst Cecil John Francis Amherst Cecil (30 June 1890 – 22 October 1954) was the first secretary of the British Embassy, Washington, known for his marriage to Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt. Early life John Francis Amherst Cecil was born on 30 June 1890 in ...

(1890–1954): 1st husband of

# Vivian Francis Bulkeley-Johnson (1891–1968): 2nd husband of Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt #

Aileen Osborn Webb Aileen Osborn Webb (1892–1979) was an American aristocrat and a patron of crafts.Joyce LovelaceWho Was Aileen Osborn Webb? July 25, 2011, American Craft CouncilBarbara LovenheimCrafting Modernism, NYCityWoman.comSandra Alfoldy, ''Crafting Ident ...

(1892–1979): wife of Vanderbilt Webb # Frederic Cameron Church Jr. (1897–1983): 1st husband of

# John J. Emery (1898–1976): 2nd husband of Adele Sloane Hammond #

Jack Speiden John G. F. Speiden (March 4, 1900 − July 30, 1970) was an American stockbroker and ranch owner. Speiden fought in both World Wars, attended Yale and received a letter for American football, football while playing on the ice hockey, hockey team, ...

(1900–1970): 2nd husband of Rachel Hammond # Arthur Duckworth (1901–1986): 1st husband of Alice Frances Hammond #

Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt (1901 - August 6, 1978) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was one of the first women to compete in the America's Cup alongside her husband, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, in 1934 and 1937. Early life Gert ...

(1901–1978): wife of

Marie Norton Harriman Marie Harriman ( ''née'' Norton, formerly Whitney; April 12, 1903September 26, 1970) was an American art collector and First Lady of New York from 1955 to 1958. She was the second wife of former New York Governor and diplomat Averell Harriman. ...

(1903–1970): 1st wife of

Charles Bosanquet Charles Bosanquet (23 July 1769 – 20 June 1850) was an English colonial official and writer. Life He was born at Forest House, Essex, the second son of Samuel Bosanquet and Eleanor Hunter. He was educated at Newcome's School and then in Swit ...

(1903–1986): husband of Barbara Schieffelin # Earl E. T. Smith (1903–1991): 1st husband of Consuelo Vanderbilt Earl #

Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (born Maria Mercedes Morgan; 23 August 1904 13 February 1965) was an American socialite best known as the mother of fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt and maternal grandmother of television journalist Anderson ...

(1904–1965): 2nd wife of

# Dunbar Bostwick (1908–2006): husband of Electra Webb #

George W. Headley George William Headley III (January 8, 1908 – February 7, 1985) was an American jewelry designer, collector, socialite and founder of the Headley-Whitney Museum in Lexington, Kentucky. As a designer, he was known for collaborations with Salvad ...

(1908–1985): 3rd husband of Barbara Vanderbilt Whitney # Eleanor Searle (1908–2002): 3rd wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney #

Pat DiCicco Pasquale "Pat" DiCicco (; February 14, 1909 – October 24, 1978) was an American agent, movie producer, and occasional actor, as well as an alleged mobster working for Lucky Luciano. He was married three times, including to Thelma Todd an ...

(1909–1978): 1st husband of Gloria Vanderbilt # Benny Goodman (1909–1986): 2nd husband of Alice Frances Hammond # Edward P. Morgan (1910–1993): 2nd husband of Katharine Sage Burden #

Christopher Finch-Hatton, 15th Earl of Winchilsea Christopher Guy Heneage Finch-Hatton (2 August 1911 – 7 March 1950) was the 15th Earl of Winchilsea and 10th Earl of Nottingham. He acceded to the titles in 1939 on the death of his father, Guy Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea. His mother ...

(1911–1950): 1st husband of Countess Gladys Széchényi # Edwin F. Russell (1914–2001): 1st husband of Lady Sarah Consuelo Spencer-Churchill # Laura Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1915–1990): 2nd wife of

Louis Auchincloss Louis Stanton Auchincloss (; September 27, 1917 – January 26, 2010)Holcomb B. Noble and Charles McGrath''The New York Times''. Retrieved on January 27, 2010. was an American lawyer, novelist, historian, and essayist. He is best known as a novel ...

(1917–2010): husband of Adele Burden Lawrence #

Kenneth James William Mackay, 3rd Earl of Inchcape Kenneth James William Mackay, 3rd Earl of Inchcape (27 December 1917 – 17 March 1994), was a businessman and an earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He became Earl of Inchcape on 21 June 1939 after the death of his father, Kenneth Mackay ...

(1917–1994): 2nd husband of Aline Thorn Pease # Orin Lehman (1920–2008): husband of Wendy Vanderbilt # Edwin D. Morgan (1921–2001): 1st husband of Nancy Marie Whitney # Charles Scribner IV (1921–1995): husband of Jeanette "Joan" Kissel Sunderland # Stanley Schachter (1922–1997): husband of Sophia Duckworth # Sidney Lumet (1924–2011): 3rd husband of Gloria Vanderbilt #

Marylou Whitney Marie Louise "Marylou" Whitney ( née Schroeder; December 24, 1925 – July 19, 2019) was an American socialite and philanthropist. A prominent owner and breeder of thoroughbred racehorses, Whitney was notable for "reigning for decades as the so ...

(1925–2019): 4th wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney #

Wyatt Emory Cooper Wyatt Emory Cooper (September 1, 1927 – January 5, 1978) was an American author, screenwriter, and actor. He was the fourth husband of Vanderbilt family heiress and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt and the father of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.

(1927–1978): 4th husband of Gloria Vanderbilt #

Tina Onassis Niarchos Athina Mary "Tina" Onassis Niarchos (; el, Αθηνά (Τίνα) Λιβανού, ; 19 March 1929 – 10 October 1974) was an English-born Greek-French socialite and shipping heiress, the second daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Stavros L ...

(1929–1974): 2nd wife of John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough #

Rosalba Neri Rosalba Neri (born 19 June 1939) is a retired Italian actress. Early life Born in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Neri was regarded for her beauty even in youth, winning a beauty pageant when she was still young. Eventually pursuing an acting ca ...

(born 1939): 3rd wife of Henry Cooke Cushing IV #

Rosita Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough Dagmar Rosita Astrid Libertas, Duchess of Marlborough (née Douglas, sometimes Spencer-Churchill; born 26 September 1943, Madrid), is a British artist of Swedish and German descent. She was the third wife of John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of ...

(born 1943): 3rd wife of John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough #

Amanda Burden Amanda Jay Mortimer Burden ( Mortimer; January 18, 1944) is a principal at Bloomberg Associates, an international consulting service founded by Michael Bloomberg as a philanthropic venture to help city governments improve the quality of life of ...

(born 1944): 1st wife of Carter Burden #

Neil Balfour Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. ...

(born 1944): 3rd husband of Serena Mary Churchill Russell #

James Toback James Toback (; born November 23, 1944) is an American film director and screenwriter. His screenplay for ''Bugsy'' won the 1991 Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for best screenplay of the year and was nominated for both the Academy Awa ...

(born 1944): 1st husband of Consuelo Sarah Churchill Vanderbilt Russell # David Rosengarten (born 1950): husband of Constance Crimmins Childs #

John Silvester Varley John Silvester Varley (born 1 April 1956) is an English banker who was the group chief executive of Barclays from 2004 to 2011. Early life John Silvester Varley was born in Warwick. His father, Philip, was a solicitor in Coventry. Varley was e ...

(born 1956): husband of Carolyn Thorn Pease #

Crispin Odey Robin Crispin William Odey (born January 1959)O'Hannelly, Padraig"Investment Greats: Crispin Odey" Motley Fool, 2 October 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2012. is a London-based hedge fund manager and the founding partner of Odey Asset Management. In A ...

(born 1959): husband of Nichola Pease # Edla Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (born 1968): 2nd wife of James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough

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