William Henry Vanderbilt

William Henry Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt
Lahir	8 Mei 1821; New Brunswick, New Jersey, Amerika Serikat
Meninggal	8 Desember 1885 (umur 64); Manhattan, New York City, Amerika Serikat
Tempat pemakaman	Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum, Staten Island, New York, Amerika Serikat
Pendidikan	Columbia College (1841)
Pekerjaan	Pemilik New York Central Railroad dan jalur kereta api lainnya.
Partai politik	Republik
Suami/istri	Maria Louisa Kissam (m. 1841)
Anak	Cornelius II, Margaret, Allen, William, Emily, Florence, Frederick, Eliza, dan George II
Orang tua	Cornelius Vanderbilt; Sophia Johnson
Tanda tangan

William Henry Vanderbilt (8 Mei 1821 – 8 Desember 1885) adalah seorang pengusaha dan dermawan Amerika.^[1] Ia dikenal sebagai "Billy," ia adalah putra tertua dari Komodor Cornelius Vanderbilt, pewaris kekayaannya dan anggota terkemuka keluarga Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt menjadi orang Amerika terkaya setelah ia mengambil alih kekayaan ayahnya pada tahun 1877 hingga kematiannya sendiri pada tahun 1885, mewariskan sebagian besar kekayaannya kepada istri dan anak-anaknya, terutama kepada putra-putranya. Cornelius II dan William. Dia mewarisi hampir $100 juta dari ayahnya. Kekayaannya berlipat ganda ketika dia meninggal kurang dari sembilan tahun kemudian.

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^ "Wm. H. Vanderbilt Dead. He is Prostrated by Paralysis While Talking to Robert Jarrett, President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Dies Without Speaking. His Vast Wealth Estimated at Two Hundred Millions." Washington Post. December 9, 1885. Diakses tanggal 2008-08-01. William H. Vanderbilt died at his residence in this city, of paralysis, at half-past two o'clock this afternoon. He arose this morning at his usual hour, and at breakfast served to the members of the family, most of whom were present, he appeared to be in his usual health and in a more than usually happy frame of mind.

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William Henry Vanderbilt Encyclopædia Britannica 2008
"Vanderbilt, Cornelius". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1889.
The last will and testament of the late William H. Vanderbilt Publisher: Taggart & Miller, New York 1886
Vanderbilt Family Genealogy and photos

[obit-1] "Wm. H. Vanderbilt Dead. He is Prostrated by Paralysis While Talking to Robert Jarrett, President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Dies Without Speaking. His Vast Wealth Estimated at Two Hundred Millions." Washington Post. December 9, 1885. Diakses tanggal 2008-08-01. William H. Vanderbilt died at his residence in this city, of paralysis, at half-past two o'clock this afternoon. He arose this morning at his usual hour, and at breakfast served to the members of the family, most of whom were present, he appeared to be in his usual health and in a more than usually happy frame of mind.

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