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| image = Cornelius Vanderbilt II by John Singer Sargent (1856-1925).jpg
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'''Cornelius "Corneil" Vanderbilt II''' (November
and a member of the prominent United States [[Vanderbilt family]].
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==Early life==
Cornelius Vanderbilt II was born on November 27, 1843, on [[Staten Island, New York]] to [[William Henry Vanderbilt]] (1821–1885) and Maria Louisa Kissam.<ref name=obit/><ref name=WHVobit>{{cite news |title=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. |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/277689512.html?dids=277689512:277689512&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=DEC+09%2C+1885&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=WM.+H.+VANDERBILT+DEAD&pqatl=google |quote=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. |
==Career==
[[File:Canada Southern RW 188x.jpg|thumb|left|Unissued bond of the Canada Southern Railway Company, signed by vice-president Cornelius Vanderbilt II]]
Vanderbilt established a reputation for a strong work ethic while clerking at the [[Shoe and Leather Bank]] in New York City. This endeared him to his grandfather, the 'Commodore,' who was a strong believer in personal industry.<ref name=fc2>Vanderbilt, 177-9.</ref>
Vanderbilt was active in numerous organizations, including the [[Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York]], [[YMCA]], [[Red Cross]], [[Salvation Army]], [[Trinity Church (Newport)|Trinity Church]], [[St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, New York|St. Bartholomew's Church]],
==Personal life and death==
[[File:GENERAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH - The Breakers, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI HABS RI,3-NEWP,67-6.tif|thumb|left|Vanderbilt's Newport cottage, [[The Breakers]], built in 1893 by [[Richard Morris Hunt]]]]
On February 4, 1867, he married [[Alice Claypoole Gwynne]] (1845–1934), daughter of Abraham Evan Gwynne and Rachel Moore Flagg.<ref name=ACGVobit>{{cite news |title=Mrs. Vanderbilt Sr. Dies in Home at 89. Widow of Financier, Long Ill. Was A Leader in Brilliant Era of New York Society |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1934/04/23/archives/mrs-vanderbilt-sr-dies-in-home-at-89-widow-of-financier-long-iii.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 23, 1934 }}</ref> The two met at [[St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, New York|St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church]] where both taught [[Sunday
[[File:Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, II and her daughters, Gladys and Gertrude, having tea in the libtary at the Breakers Newport, Rhode Island.jpg|thumb|Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Together, they had seven children:<ref name=fc/>
* Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt (1869–1874),
* William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870–1892), who died of [[typhoid fever]] while attending [[Yale University]].
* [[Cornelius Vanderbilt III|Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III]] (1873–1942), whom
* [[Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney|Gertrude Vanderbilt]] (1875–1942), who married [[Harry Payne Whitney]] (1872–1930)<ref name="HPWNYTObit">{{cite news|last1=Times Wide World|title=H.P. WHITNEY DIES AT 58 OF PNEUMONIA; ILL ONLY A FEW DAYS; Sportsman and Financier Succumbs Unexpectedly at HisFifth Avenue Home.CAUGHT COLD ON TUESDAY His Wife, the Former GertrudeVanderbilt, and Their ThreeChildren at Bedside.HE INHERITED A FORTUNE Built Up Vast Properties and Became One of Nation's Richest Men-- Famed for Racing Stables. One of America's Richest Men. H.P. WHITNEY DIES AT 58 OF PNEUMONIA Heir to Wealth and Prestige. Guggenheim Guided His Start. Known Also as Dog Fancier. Many Concerns Now Merged.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1930/10/27/archives/hp-whitney-dies-at-58-of-pneumonia-ill-only-a-few-days-sportsman.html|access-date=November 30, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 27, 1930}}</ref>
* [[Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt]] (1877–1915), who died aboard the [[RMS Lusitania|RMS ''Lusitania'']], and who married Ellen French, and after their divorce, Margaret Emerson (1884–1960).<ref name=cab>{{Cite CAB |wstitle=Vanderbilt, Alfred Gwynne}}</ref>
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* [[Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi|Gladys Moore Vanderbilt]] (1886–1965), who married [[László Széchenyi|Count László Széchenyi]] (1879–1938).<ref name="GladysEngagement1907">{{cite news|title=MISS VANDERBILT WILL WED A COUNT; Gladys, Youngest Daughter of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Financee of Laszlo Szechenyi. HUNGARIAN HERE FOR BRIDE Young Court Chamberlain Is a Guest at the Breakers, Newport – Betrothal Made in Europe Last Summer.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1907/10/04/archives/miss-vanderbilt-will-wed-a-count-gladys-youngest-daughter-of-mrs.html|access-date=April 15, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 4, 1907}}</ref>
A stroke in 1896 compelled him to reduce his active business involvement. He died of a [[cerebral hemorrhage]] shortly after 6 a.m. on September 12, 1899, at his [[Cornelius Vanderbilt II House|home]] on West Fifty-seventh Street in [[Manhattan, New York City]].<ref name="obit">{{cite news|title=MR. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT DEAD; Succumbed Suddenly Yesterday to Cerebral Hemorrhage. DUE TO STROKE OF PARALYSIS Wife and Daughter Gladys Only Members of His Family With Him. He Had Come to This City on Monday from Newport to Attend a Railroad Meeting – Funeral Services to be Held on Friday.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1899/09/13/archives/mr-cornelius-vanderbilt-dead-succumbed-suddenly-yesterday-to.html|access-date=April 15, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 13, 1899}}</ref>
Upon his death, family leadership passed to his first brother, [[William Kissam Vanderbilt]]. His philanthropy had been such that he did not increase the wealth that had been left to him.<ref name=fc/> His estate at the time of his death was appraised at $72,999,867, $20 million of which was real estate.<ref>{{cite news|title=C. Vanderbilt's Personal Estate|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/12/12/108283913.pdf|date=December 12, 1900|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> In {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars,{{Inflation-fn|US}} $73 million is equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|73000000|1900|r=-6}}}}.{{Inflation-fn|US}}
===Real estate===
[[File:Residence of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (3678936310).jpg|thumb|215px|The rear facade of the [[Cornelius Vanderbilt II House]] on West [[57th Street (Manhattan)|57th Street]], New York]]
The [[Fifth Avenue]] mansions that Cornelius Vanderbilt II, his brothers, and his sons lived in have been demolished, including [[Cornelius Vanderbilt II House]].
His 70-room summer residence, [[The Breakers]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], still stands as a memory of his lifestyle. It is today operated as a [[historic house museum]].<ref name=fc/>
===Descendants===
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Through his son, [[Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt|Alfred]], he was the grandfather of [[William Henry Vanderbilt III]], [[Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.]], and [[George Washington Vanderbilt III]].<ref name=fc/>
==See also==
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* {{Cite Appletons'|wstitle=Vanderbilt, Cornelius (capitalist)|display=Vanderbilt, Cornelius, capitalist|year=1900}} For vital data.
* Vanderbilt, Arthur T., II (1989). ''Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt''. New York: Morrow. {{ISBN|0-688-07279-8}}.
*[http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2010/07/not-to-be-outdone-cornelius-vanderbilts.html Architectural] essay on the construction and demise of the Fifth Avenue mansion.
{{Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney}}
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