Ms. Vanderbilt, already rich, earned another fortune from this endeavor. Vanderbilt appealed his own case against the monopoly to the Supreme Court, which was next on the docket after Gibbons v. Ogden. Randolph convinced Walker to annul the charter of the Accessory Transit Company, and give the transit rights and company steamboats to him; Randolph then sold them to Garrison. When the Confederate ironclad Virginia (popularly known in the North as the Merrimack) wrought havoc with the Union blockading squadron at Hampton Roads, Virginia, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and President Abraham Lincoln called on Vanderbilt for help. [20], Vanderbilt's life story has inspired works of fiction, including the ambitious character of Nat Taggart in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (1957). Cornelius Vanderbilt's business was railroads. She held her first Art Exhibition in 2001 to critical acclaim, and held a second exhibition in 2007. To his younger surviving son, Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt, whom he regarded as a wastrel, he left the income from a $200,000 trust fund. The unsuccessful court battle lasted more than a year, and Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt committed suicide in 1882. Cornelius Vanderbilt was the richest American until his death in 1877. The two larger portals on the right allowed some horse-drawn trains to continue further downtown. Vanderbilt's life story has inspired works of fiction, including the ambitious character of Nat Taggart in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (1957). Volume - Jan 11 1877, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963, Birth of William Henry 'Billy' Vanderbilt, New York, Richmond County, New York, United States. Last summer, a rep for the 62-year-old singer confirmed to . He was later reburied in a tomb in the same cemetery constructed by his son William. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Username and password are case sensitive. She studied acting under Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and art at the Art Students League of New York. Together they raised Vanderbilt's two sons with Stokowski and had two of their own . An advertising campaign blitz and personal appearances ensured the gilded name of Vanderbilt appeared on the backsides of women across the country. Later, his son William Henry Vanderbilt donated a further 4 acres (1.6ha). a life of privilege, wealth, education, travel and having a taste The Vanderbilt family has held prominence in the world dating back many years, so it's no wonder that many people have a fascination with its members. It's all part of the family tree. Vanderbilt Mansion | Family tree, Vanderbilt mansions - Pinterest Vanderbilt met the man whom she considered the love of her life, author and screenwriter Wyatt Cooper, in 1964. In 1870, he consolidated two of his key lines into the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, one of the first giant corporations in United States history. In 1829, Vanderbilt struck out on his own to provide steam service on the Hudson River between Manhattan and Albany, New York. Though Vanderbilt kept his own businesses running, he became Gibbons's business manager.