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and a member of the prominent United States [[Vanderbilt family]].
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He was the favorite grandson of Commodore [[Cornelius Vanderbilt]], who bequeathed him $5 million, and the eldest son of [[William Henry Vanderbilt|William Henry "Billy" Vanderbilt]] (who bequeathed him about $70 million) and Maria Louisa Kissam. In his turn, he succeeded them as the chairman and the president of the [[New York Central Railroad|New York Central]] and related railroad lines in 1885.<ref name=fc>Vanderbilt, 173–185.</ref>
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