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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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Columbia College (attended, did not graduate)
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1821-05-08
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey,_United_States
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gptkbp:boardMemberOf
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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
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Moravian_Cemetery,_Staten_Island,_New_York,_United_States
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gptkbp:child
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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
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1885-12-08
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:William_Henry_Vanderbilt
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William H. Vanderbilt
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gptkbp:knownFor
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philanthropy
expanding the New York Central Railroad
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:netWorth
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$200 million (at death)
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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The public be damned!
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:railway_company
businessman
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
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gptkbp:philanthropy
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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)
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
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gptkbp:signature
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William H Vanderbilt signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Maria_Louisa_Kissam
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Cornelius_Vanderbilt_II
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery,_Brooklyn,_New_York
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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