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Cornelius Vanderbilt | Biography, Facts, & Robber Baron | Cornelius vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, Cornelius

Cornelius Vanderbilt, American shipping and railroad magnate who acquired a personal fortune of more than $100 million. Vanderbilt began his transportation empire by operating a ferryboat between Staten Island and New York City. By the 1850s he had shifted his focus from steamships to railroads.

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Lessons From Vanderbilt And Rockefeller: Know Your 'One Big Thing' | Cornelius vanderbilt, Cornelius, Business history

With all of the media coverage about Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos, it’s easy to forget that many of the gutsiest moves in business history happened long before Bill Gates was even a twinkle in his mother’s eye. In learning about the tycoons who built America (there’s [...]

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Portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt II by Daniel Huntington | Cornelius vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, Cornelius

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Cornelius Vanderbilt, II (1843 - 1899) - Find A Grave Photos | Cornelius vanderbilt, Vanderbilt, Cornelius

Heir to the Vanderbilt Fortune. He was an American financier, businessman, socialite, and since the grandson and namesake of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, he was the head of the third generation of the Vanderbilt family. His grandfather left him $5 million. He was the eldest son of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria...

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