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William Kissam 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.
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.
William Kissam Vanderbilt worked with his brother Cornelius in managing the Vanderbilt investments and enterprises. But he was far less interested in business than were his brother, father, and grandfather. In 1903 William Kissam turned over management of the railroads to an outside firm and…
Cornelius II's brother, William Kissam Vanderbilt, 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 Gilded Age, hiring the architects for (the third, and surviving) Grand Central Terminal.
17. Dez. 2023 · On April 20, 1875, William Henry [Vanderbilt]’s second son, William Kissam, married Alva, daughter of the Mobile cotton planter, Murray Forbes Smith. She was unknown in New York society, and she ...
9. Okt. 2008 · The Long Island Motor Parkway, built 100 years ago by William Kissam Vanderbilt II, was one of the first roads built specifically for the automobile.
1. Okt. 2014 · McFarland, Oct 1, 2014 - Social Science - 264 pages. The Vanderbilts were one of the great American families of the industrial era. This book explores the life of one of its lesser-known scions...
