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  2. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney - Wikipedia

    • Cornelius "Sonny" Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and philanthropist. He was also a polo player and the owner of a significant stable of Thoroughbred racehorses. See more

    BornFebruary 20, 1899 · Roslyn, New York, U.S.
    DiedDecember 13, 1992 (aged 93) · Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
    SpousesMarie Norton · (m. 1923; div. 1929) · Gwladys Crosby Hopkins · (m. 1931; div. 1940) · Eleanor Searle · (m. 1941; div. 1957) · Marie Louise Schroeder · (m. 1958)
    Children5
    Early life

    Born in Old Westbury, New York, he was the only son of the wealthy and socially prominent Harry Payne Whitney (1872–1932) and his wife, Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942). He had a younger sister, Barb… See more

    Career

    After graduating from Yale University in 1922, he went to work at a Nevada mine owned by his father. Whitney's paternal grandfather, William Collins Whitney, was a co-founder and director of the Guaranty Trust Com… See more

     
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    Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt (née Gwynne; November 11, 1845 – April 24, 1934) was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and reigned as the matriarch of the Vanderbilt family for over 60 years. [1]