Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt person
also: Alfred, Alfred Gwynn, Alfred Gwynne
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt proposed
Italy reported
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“Partly for this reason, Alfred’s claim that Italy was about to desert the Triple Alliance in 1897 was viewed with scepticism by McDonnell and Salisbury.…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. TWELVE Finances and Alliances (1885-1906)
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt family_of
Almina alleged
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“Although he may have had an illegitimate child by her (the child’s name Almina suggests a combination of “Al” and “Mina”)...…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. SEVEN “The Caucasian Royal Family”
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt paid
Almina documented
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“He gave Almina a £500,000 dowry when she married the Earl of Carnarvon...…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. SEVEN “The Caucasian Royal Family”
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt lived_in
Seamore Place documented
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“...left a large portion of his £1.5 million estate to them and their children (£125,000 and the house in Seamore Place).…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. SEVEN “The Caucasian Royal Family”
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt family_of
Mayer Amschel Rothschild documented
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“He gave Almina a £500,000 dowry... He gave Almina a £500,000 dowry when she married the Earl of Carnarvon (in addition to settling his debts of £150,000) and left a large portion of his £1.5 million estate to them and their children (£125,0…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. SEVEN “The Caucasian Royal Family”
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt had_affair_with
Marie Wombwell documented
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“...the really problematic relationship was between Alfred and his mistress Marie (“Mina”) Wombwell...…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. SEVEN “The Caucasian Royal Family”
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt headed
New York Central Railroad host_asserted
“His only son, Alfred's, was William Henry Vanderbilt III, who had become the governor of Rhode Island. Didn't know a whole lot more besides be a Vanderbilt. But Alfred was no small potatoes. He was the chairman and president of the New York…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner and War Hamster Brady Secret Societies Skull&Bones cont'd @ 57:43
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt member_of
Vanderbilt family host_asserted
“Oh, yes, he did. His wife, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, was not a Vanderbilt, so she had no claim on the Vanderbilt money, so it was all left, what was left of it, to their daughter, Gloria Vanderbilt, who we'll get to. Then, of course, we've …”
▶ The Shadow State 54 The Vanderbilt Curse @ 45:25
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt member_of
Whitney family host_asserted
“a woman named Ellen Tuck French, who's close friends with Gertrude. Let me just give you the details, a quick rehash on Whitney's. All right, Henry Payne Whitney, you're seeing there, was born in 1894. His sister would marry the first baron…”
▶ The Shadow State 54 The Vanderbilt Curse @ 41:54
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt member_of
Skull and Bones host_asserted
“There's Alfred Gwynn in a top hat looking very svelte. Well, Alfred Gwynn, why is he important besides the points of Vanderbilt? Of course he is. He was class of, I have it here, 1899. So we're almost done with the 19th century. Okay, a lot…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner and War Hamster Brady Secret Societies Skull&Bones cont'd @ 54:19
Mentions (16)
▶ 53:44
It would be a lot of fun if I could just show all these connections. I am working on that. I've been doing it for a while, but it's a long project. Yeah, I don't know how any of that works. We'll get there. You'll love it once I show it to …
▶ 54:19
There's Alfred Gwynn in a top hat looking very svelte. Well, Alfred Gwynn, why is he important besides the points of Vanderbilt? Of course he is. He was class of, I have it here, 1899. So we're almost done with the 19th century. Okay, a lot…
▶ 56:38
He had a huge rivalry with Jay Gould over the shipping, steamships in the Erie. It's called the Erie Wars, but after Lake Erie, where they tried to bankrupt each other. Vanderbilt ended up winning that battle, and the Goulds sort of faded f…
▶ 57:09
and was out with some friends taking a world tour, and they're over in Japan, and he gets the news that his father has died and left him as the head of that entire branch of the family at 22 years old, so he rushes home. He would then get m…
▶ 57:43
His only son, Alfred's, was William Henry Vanderbilt III, who had become the governor of Rhode Island. Didn't know a whole lot more besides be a Vanderbilt. But Alfred was no small potatoes. He was the chairman and president of the New York…
▶ 58:18
Might have been a war. Yeah, might have been. And there's also talk, there's long been a rumor that this Vanderbilt was also, had booked passage on the Titanic and never got on. That's actually not him. It's his uncle, George Vanderbilt II,…
▶ 58:49
He gave up his life vests to give to a woman who was holding a baby. It was the last life vest. He promised her he'd find one. Couldn't. So he gave him his. He couldn't swim. And so he died a hero. And that's what the surviving passengers o…
▶ 53:56
It's a long project. Yeah, I don't know how any of that works. We'll get there. You'll love it once I show it to you. Oops, what did I just do? All right, next name on our list. Well, I had to have someone from this family show up. This is …
▶ 56:51
It's called the Erie Wars, but after Lake Erie, where they tried to bankrupt each other. Vanderbilt ended up winning that battle, and the gold sort of faded from prominence. But we saw gold earlier today. Same families. Okay, so Alfred Gwyn…
▶ 57:20
And he gets the news that his father has died and left him as the head of that entire branch of the family at 22 years old. So he rushes home. He would then get married to a Ellen Tuck French who happened to be really good friends with his …
▶ 57:55
was William Henry Vanderbilt III, who had become the governor of Rhode Island. Didn't know a whole lot more besides be a Vanderbilt. But Alfred was no small potatoes. He was the chairman and president of the New York Central Rail Lines. He'…
▶ 58:27
Might have been. And there's also talk, there's long been a rumor that this Vanderbilt was also, had booked passage on the Titanic and never got on. That's actually not him. It's his uncle, George Vanderbilt II, that booked the trip on the …
▶ 58:55
He gave up his life vests to give to a woman who was holding a baby. It was the last life vest. He promised her he'd find one. Couldn't. So he gave him his. He couldn't swim. And so he died a hero. And that's what the surviving passengers o…
▶ 41:11
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. We have spoken about before when we did Skull and Bones. She marries a Henry Payne Whitney from the Whitney family. Bear with me. I'm jumping around a bit. And, of course, we did basically a whole show on the Wh…
▶ 45:25
Oh, yes, he did. His wife, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, was not a Vanderbilt, so she had no claim on the Vanderbilt money, so it was all left, what was left of it, to their daughter, Gloria Vanderbilt, who we'll get to. Then, of course, we've …
▶ 46:16
He would, interestingly, he was on a Lusitania in 2015 off the coast of Ireland when the German U-boat hit it. And apparently, even though he could not swim, stories are that he died a hero. He gave up his life jacket to save a woman he did…