William H. Vanderbilt

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater Columbia College (attended, did not graduate)
gptkbp:birthDate 1821-05-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:Delaware_and_Hudson_Canal_Company
gptkb:Chicago,_Burlington_and_Quincy_Railroad
gptkb:Metropolitan_Opera
gptkb:Harlem_Railroad
gptkb:Hudson_River_Railroad
gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Lake_Erie_and_Western_Railroad
gptkb:Manhattan_Elevated_Railway
gptkb:Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway
gptkb:Western_Union_Telegraph_Company
gptkb:Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Lake_Shore_and_Michigan_Southern_Railway
gptkb:Michigan_Central_Railroad
gptkb:Pittsburgh_and_Lake_Erie_Railroad
gptkb:Canada_Southern_Railway
gptkb:Staten_Island_Railway
gptkb:Chicago_and_Alton_Railroad
gptkb:Cleveland,_Cincinnati,_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railway
gptkb:Cleveland,_Columbus,_Cincinnati_and_Indianapolis_Railway
gptkb:New_York,_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railroad
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Moravian_Cemetery,_Staten_Island,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Emily_Thorn_Vanderbilt
gptkb:George_Washington_Vanderbilt_II
gptkb:Margaret_Louisa_Vanderbilt
gptkb:William_Kissam_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt_II
gptkb:Frederick_William_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Eliza_Osgood_Vanderbilt
gptkb:Florence_Adele_Vanderbilt
gptkbp:deathDate 1885-12-08
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Henry_Vanderbilt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William H. Vanderbilt
gptkbp:knownFor philanthropy
expanding the New York Central Railroad
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:netWorth $200 million (at death)
gptkbp:notableQuote The public be damned!
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:railway_company
businessman
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
gptkbp:philanthropy donated to Vanderbilt University
donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
donated to the YMCA
donated to the College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:signature William H Vanderbilt signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maria_Louisa_Kissam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery,_Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5