See also:

• CORNELIUS
• CORNELIUS, CARL AUGUST PETER (1824-1874)
• CORNELIUS, PETER VON (1784–1867)

CORNELIUS See also:

• CORNELIUS VANDERBILT (1794–1877)

VANDERBILT (1794–1877)  , See also:

• AMERICAN

American capitalist, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born near Stapleton, Staten See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island, New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York, on the 27th of May 1794 . He was a descendant of See also:

• JAN

Jan Aersten See also:

• VAN

Van der Bilt, who emigrated from See also:

• HOLLAND
• HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
• HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
• HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
• HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
• HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
• HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
• HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART

Holland about 165o and settled near See also:

• BROOKLYN

Brooklyn . The See also:

• FAMILY

family removed to Staten Island in 1715 . At the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of 16 he bought a sailboat, in which he carried See also:

• FARM

farm produce and passengers between Staten Island and New York . He was soon doing a profitable carrying business, and in 1813 carried supplies to fortifications in New York See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

Harbour and the adjacent See also:

• WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters . Recognizing the superiority of See also:

• STEAM
• STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown)

steam over sailing vessels, he sold his sloops and schooners, and in 1817–1829 was a See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain on a steam See also:

• FERRY (from the same root as that of the verb " to fare," to journey or travel, common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. fahren; it is connected with the root of Gr. 7ropos, way, and Lat. portage, to carry)
• FERRY, JULES FRANCOIS CAMILLE (1832—1893)

ferry between New York and New See also:

• BRUNSWICK
• BRUNSWICK (Ger. Braunschweig)
• BRUNSWICK, KARL WILHELM FERDINAND, DUKE OF (1735-18o6)

Brunswick . During the next twenty years he See also:

• DEVELOPED

developed an extensive carrying See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade along the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast in a See also:

• FLEET

fleet which became so large as to win for him the popular designation of " See also:

• COMMODORE (a form of " commander"; in the 17th century the term " commandore " is used)

Commodore." In 1849 he got from the Nicaraguan See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government a See also:

• CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter for a route from See also:

• GREYTOWN (SAN JUAN DEL NORTE)

Greytown on the See also:

• ATLANTIC

Atlantic by the See also:

• SAN

San Juan See also:

• RIVER

river and See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

Lake See also:

• NICARAGUA

Nicaragua to San Juan del Sur, on the Pacific; and in 1851–1853 by means of this route he conducted a semi-monthly steamship See also:

• LINE

line between New York and San Francisco . In 1855–1861 he operated a See also:

• FREIGHT, (pronounced like " weight "; derived from the Dutch vracht or vrecht, in Fr. fret, the Eng. " fraught " being the same word, and formerly used for the same thing, but now only as an adjective= " laden ")

freight and passenger line between New York and See also:

• HAVRE
• HAVRE, LE

Havre, and by carrying the See also:

• UNITED

United States mails See also:

• FREE

free drove out of business his only See also:

• RIVAL

rival, the See also:

• COLLINS, ANTHONY (1676-1729)
• COLLINS, JOHN CHURTON (1848-1908)
• COLLINS, MORTIMER (1827-1876)
• COLLINS, WILLIAM (1721-1759)
• COLLINS, WILLIAM (1787–1847)
• COLLINS, WILLIAM WILKIE (1824–1889)

Collins line—the See also:

• CUNARD, SIR SAMUEL

Cunard boats being at that See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time in use for the See also:

• CRIMEAN

Crimean See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War . In 1857–1862 he sold his steamships and turned his See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention more and more to the development of See also:

• RAILWAYS

railways . In 1857 he became a director, and in 1863 See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president, of the New York & Harlem railway See also:

• COMPANY

company, operating a line between New York and See also:

• CHATHAM
• CHATHAM, WILLIAM PITT

Chatham Four Corners, in See also:

• COLUMBIA

Columbia See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, and he greatly improved this service . He then acquired a controlling See also:

• INTEREST

interest in the See also:

• HUDSON
• HUDSON, GEORGE (180o-1871)
• HUDSON, HENRY
• HUDSON, JOHN (1662–1719)

Hudson River railway, of which he became president in 1865; and after a See also:

• SHARP, GRANVILLE (1735-1813)
• SHARP, JAMES (1618-1679)
• SHARP, JOHN (1645-1714)
• SHARP, RICHARD (1759-1835)
• SHARP, WILLIAM (1749-1824)
• SHARP, WILLIAM (1856-1905)

sharp struggle in 1868 he became president of the New York Central (between See also:

• ALBANY
• ALBANY, DUKES OF
• ALBANY, LOUISE MAXIMILIENNE CAROLINE, COUNTESS OF (1752-1824)

Albany and See also:

• BUFFALO

Buffalo), which in 1869 he combined with the Hudson River road, under the name of the New York Central & Hudson River railroad, of which he became president . His acquisition of the Lake See also:

• SHORE

Shore & See also:

• MICHIGAN
• MICHIGAN, LAKE
• MICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF

Michigan See also:

• SOUTHERN

Southern railway in 1873 established a through line (controlled by him) between New York and See also:

• CHICAGO
• CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF

Chicago .

At the time of his See also:

• DEATH

death (in New York See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

City on the 4th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1877) he owned a See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority interest in the New York Central & Hudson River, the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, the Harlem, and the See also:

• CANADA

Canada Southern railways, and had holdings in many others, and his See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune was variously estimated at from $90,000,000 to $See also:

• IOO

Ioo,000,000, about $8o,000,000 of which he See also:

• LEFT

left to his son, See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry . He made considerable benefactions to See also:

• VANDERBILT, CORNELIUS (1794–1877)

Vanderbilt University, and gave $50,000 during his See also:

• LIFE

life to the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church of the Strangers in New York . His eldest son, WILLIAM HENRY VANDERBILT (1821–1885), was born in New Brunswick, New See also:

• JERSEY
• JERSEY, EARLS OF

Jersey, on the 8th of May 1821 . He was a clerk in a New York banking See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house from 1839 to 1842, when his See also:

• FATHER

father bought him a farm of 75 acres near New Dorp, Staten Island, New York . In 186o he was appointed See also:

• RECEIVER

receiver of the Staten Island railway, of which he was elected president in 1862, and which he brought into connexion with New York by means of a line of ferry-boats . He became See also:

• VICE

vice-president of the Hudson River railway in 1865, vice-president of the New York Central & Hudson River railway in 186g, and president in See also:

• JUNE

June 1877, succeeding his father as president of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, the Canada Southern, and the Michigan Central railways . He died in New York on the 8th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1885 . His fortune at the time of his death was estimated at $200,000,000 . In 188o he paid all the expenses ($1oo,000) incident to the removal of the See also:

• OBELISK (Gr. b/3EXivrcos, diminutive of OEMs, a spit)

obelisk (" See also:

• CLEOPATRA

Cleopatra's See also:

• NEEDLE (O. Eng. ncedl; the word appears in various forms in Teutonic languages, Ger. Nadel, Dutch naal, the root being ne-, to sew, cf. Ger. nahen, and probably Lat. nere, to spin, Gr. vi)ats, spinning)

Needle ") from See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt to Central See also:

• PARK (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

Park, New York; in the same See also:

• YEAR

year he gave $100,000 to found the Theo-logical School of Vanderbilt University, which his father had endowed . In 1884 he gave $500,000 to found a school of See also:

• MEDICINE

medicine in connexion with the See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York . By his will he left $200,000 to Vanderbilt University, $100,000 to the Domestic and See also:

• FOREIGN

Foreign Missionary Society of the See also:

• PROTESTANT

Protestant Episcopal Church, $1oo,000 to St See also:

• LUKE
• LUKE, GOSPEL OF ST

Luke's See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

Hospital in New York, $Ioo,000 to the See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

Young Men's See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian Association of New York, $1oo,000 to the See also:

• METROPOLITAN (Lat. metropolitanus, Gr. µnrpoiroXtrns)

Metropolitan Museum of See also:

• ART

Art in New York, $5e,000 to the American Museum of Natural See also:

• HISTORY

History, $1oo,000 to the Protestant Episcopal See also:

• MISSION

Mission Society of New York, and $250,000 in all to various other religious and charitable organizations and institutions . William Henry's eldest son, See also:

• CORNELIUS
• CORNELIUS, CARL AUGUST PETER (1824-1874)
• CORNELIUS, PETER VON (1784–1867)

CORNELIUS (1843-1899), became assistant treasurer of the Harlem railway in 1865, and treasurer in 1867; in 1877, after the death of his grandfather, was elected first vice-president of the New York Central, and in 1878 be-came treasurer of the Michigan Central and vice-president and treasurer of the Canada Southern .

In 1883, under a reorganization of the New York Central and Michigan Central railways, he became chairman of the boards of See also:

• DIRECTORS

directors of those two systemsand their responsible See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head . His benefactions included $250,000 (1897) for an addition to St See also:

• BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN (1831-1893)
• BARTHOLOMEW, SAINT

Bartholomew's Hospital in New York; to Yale, $1,500,000, See also:

• PART

part of which was used in See also:

• BUILDING

building Vanderbilt See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

Hall (a; See also:

• DORMITORY (Lat. dormitorium, a sleeping place)

dormitory); and $100,000 to the fund for the building of the Episcopal See also:

• CATHEDRAL

Cathedral of St See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John the Divine in New York . To the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NeW York he presented See also:

• ROSA, CARL AUGUST NICHOLAS (1843-1889)
• ROSA, MONTE
• ROSA, SALVATOR (1615-1673)

Rosa See also:

• BONHEUR [MARIE ROSALIE], ROSA (1822-1899)

Bonheur's " See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

Horse See also:

• FAIR

Fair." See W . A . Croffut, The Vanderbilts and the See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

Story of their Fortune (Chicago, See also:

• ILL

Ill., 1886); D.W . See also:

• CROSS

Cross, " The Railroad Men of See also:

• AMERICA

America," in See also:

• MAGAZINE

Magazine of Western History, vol. viii: (See also:

• CLEVELAND
• CLEVELAND (or CLEIVELAND), JOHN (1613—1658)
• CLEVELAND, BARBARA VILLIERS, DUCHESS OF (1641-1709)
• CLEVELAND, STEPHEN GROVER (1837-1908)

Cleveland, See also:

• OHIO

Ohio, 1888) ; and See also:

• BURTON, JOHN HILL (1809–1881)
• BURTON, ROBERT (1577-1640)
• BURTON, SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM (1816–f goo)
• BURTON, SIR RICHARD FRANCIS (1821-1890)
• BURTON, WILLIAM EVANS (1804-1860)

Burton J . Hendrick, " The Vanderbilt Fortune," in McClure's Magazine, vol. xxxii . (New York, 1908-1909) .