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William Kissam Vanderbilt II (October 26, 1878 – January 8, 1944) was an American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family.
William Kissam Vanderbilt I (December 12, 1849 – July 22, 1920 [1]) was an American heir, businessman, philanthropist and horsebreeder. Born into the Vanderbilt family, he managed his family's railroad investments.
Oct 9, 2008 · William K. Vanderbilt II. Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. So he created a toll road for high-speed automobile travel. It was built of reinforced concrete, had banked turns, guard rails and,...
William Kissam Vanderbilt II was born on 2 March 1878 to William Vanderbilt and Alva Krskine Smith in New York City. William married Virginia Graham Fair in 1899. They had three children: William Kissam III, Muriel, and Consuelo. They separated after ten years, but were not divorced until 1927.
The Vanderbilts also became philanthropic - third generation William Kissam Vanderbilt gave $1 million to built tenement houses in New York city, as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars to...
Oct 1, 2014 · The Vanderbilts were one of the great American families of the industrial era. This book explores the life of one of its lesser-known scions of the fourth generation, William Kissam Vanderbilt...
The archives collect and preserve the historic records and collections of William Kissam Vanderbilt II and select members of the Vanderbilt family. Explore the digital collections, research the archives, and learn about the reproduction policy.
