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in dollars) }} William Henry "Billy" Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family. ==Family== Billy was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey〔(Cornelius Vanderbilt ) and his children, in 1911 Britannica〕 in 1821. He inherited nearly $100 million from his father, railroad mogul and family patriarch Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877). The fortune had doubled when he died less than nine years later. His father Cornelius frequently berated and criticized him, calling his eldest son a "blockhead" and a "blatherskite". Billy longed to show his father that he was not, in fact, a blatherskite, but never dared stand up to the fearsome Commodore. A major turning point in their relationship occurred on the family trip to Europe on the steamship Vanderbilt in 1860, after which, the two became very close and Billy was given a greater role in business matters.〔Stiles, T.J. (2010). "The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 9781400031740.〕 In 1841, Billy married Maria Louisa Kissam (1821–1896), daughter of Reverend Samuel Kissam and Margaret Hamilton Adams. They had eight children: # Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) who married Alice Claypoole Gwynne; they were the parents of Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt and paternal grandparents of Gloria Laura Vanderbilt # Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt (1845–1924) who married Elliott Fitch Shepard in 1868; they were the parents of Alice Vanderbilt Shepard and Elliott Fitch Shepard, Jr. # William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849–1920) who married (1) Alva Erskine Smith and (2) Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd # Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (1852–1946) who married William Douglas Sloane (c. 1872) and later Henry White # Florence Adele Vanderbilt (1854–1952) who married Hamilton McKown Twombly # Frederick William Vanderbilt (1856–1938) who married Louise Anthony Torrance # Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt (1860–1936) who married William Seward Webb # George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862–1914) who married Edith Stuyvesant Dresser 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Henry Vanderbilt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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