William Vanderbilt person
also: Alfred, Billy, Billy Vanderbilt, Mrs. Astor, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilts, William Henry, William Kissam, William Kissin. Vanderbilt, William K. Vanderbilt
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Claims (10)
William Vanderbilt member_of
Vanderbilt family documented
“That's what kind of father he was. Okay, so William Henry Vanderbilt, that's Billy, gets all the money. It rages the siblings. Court battles follow. Tabloids in the newspapers were all over the story. They wanted to talk about Vanderbilts. …”
▶ The Shadow State 54 The Vanderbilt Curse @ 22:35
William Vanderbilt succeeded
Cornelius Vanderbilt Starr documented
“A little bit up the road. All right. Railroads, he did great. 1873, he founds Vanderbilt University. He's now starting to get into the charities. Beginning. His will, remember he's got 12 living kids, gives 95% of the estate to William Henr…”
▶ The Shadow State 54 The Vanderbilt Curse @ 21:56
William Vanderbilt member_of
Vanderbilt family documented
“He said the other son, Cornelius, not too exciting. Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt. William Henry had some kids. And they are worth talking about. And the first one is going to be one William Kissam Vanderbilt. Born in 1849 to 1920. So this …”
▶ The Shadow State 54 The Vanderbilt Curse @ 25:55
Raymond Richard Guest married
William Vanderbilt documented
“Astor, who was previously married to John Jacob Astor VI. Oh my gosh. Oh, that's not even the best. His third, oh, she's also the, she's the cousin, the second wife, was a cousin of Rhode Island Governor William Henry Vanderbilt III. Oh my …”
▶ Operation Gladio meets Society Societies @ 16:34
Henry F. Dimock carried_out_attack
William Vanderbilt host_asserted
“Made a little bit of a name on his own. He worked for the Metro Steamship and Dominion Steel, as well as other Whitney family businesses. They named a 2,625-ton steamship, called the HF Dimock, after him. So the family liked him a lot. The …”
▶ The Shadow State 20 Secret Societies 4; Skull & Bones 1837-1888 @ 29:52
Henry F. Dimock carried_out_attack
William Vanderbilt host_asserted
“They named a 2,625-ton steamship, called the HF Dimock, after him. So the family liked him a lot. The steamship Dimock would end up colliding and sinking the yacht of one William Vanderbilt. What? Can't make that stuff up. And they actually…”
▶ Secret Societies Skull and Bones @ 29:44
William Vanderbilt paid
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough documented
“And they've shown up in Skull and Bones. When Consuelo married Charles Spencer Churchill, the 9th Duke of Marlborough, in 1895, her father was a railroad tycoon, William Kissin. Vanderbilt signed an agreement providing a dowry of $1.6 milli…”
▶ The Shadow State 25_ Secret Societies 9; The Taft Dynasty @ 8:10
William Vanderbilt married
Alva Vanderbilt documented
“Well, actually, she died, Ava Belmont, on her last husband after he passed away. Her name was Ava Vanderbilt. That's what she was known as. And she is important. She is born not into old money, but some Southern money. Her name was Alva Esk…”
▶ The Shadow State 54 The Vanderbilt Curse @ 27:37
Ulysses S. Grant paid
William Vanderbilt documented
“It's really all about displaying wealth rather than earning it. So that's pretty much how to get to the third generation. One other fun side note about Billy. He got into a business venture with Ulysses S. Grant that was a Ponzi scheme, and…”
▶ The Shadow State 54 The Vanderbilt Curse @ 25:20
Henry F. Dimock carried_out_attack
William Vanderbilt host_asserted
“Made a little bit of a name on his own. He worked for the Metro Steamship and Dominion Steel, as well as other Whitney family businesses. They named a 2,625-ton steamship, called the HF Dimock, after him. So the family liked him a lot. The …”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER in Presidents' Secret Wars Chapter 3 @ 29:35
Mentions (21)
▶ 29:44
They named a 2,625-ton steamship, called the HF Dimock, after him. So the family liked him a lot. The steamship Dimock would end up colliding and sinking the yacht of one William Vanderbilt. What? Can't make that stuff up. And they actually…
▶ 30:17
Don't think Vanderbilt was happy about that. Dimock would go on to become the director of the Yale Corporation. Oh, my gosh. I wish I could stop there. Okay, let's talk about the other Whitney's in Skull and Bones. They are all over the rol…
▶ 29:52
Made a little bit of a name on his own. He worked for the Metro Steamship and Dominion Steel, as well as other Whitney family businesses. They named a 2,625-ton steamship, called the HF Dimock, after him. So the family liked him a lot. The …
▶ 30:24
And they actually fought it. They actually went to court over that. And I think the captain of the DMACC got off, wasn't held accountable. I don't think Vanderbilt was happy about that. DMACC would go on to become the director of the Yale C…
▶ 30:59
He's the grandnephew of Eli Whitney, the cotton gin guy. We had Edward Baldwin Whitney, Bonesman, 1878, who was a New York Supreme Court justice. That's probably how Vanderbilt didn't get any justice. Well, here's where it gets interesting.…
▶ 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 …
▶ 8:10
And they've shown up in Skull and Bones. When Consuelo married Charles Spencer Churchill, the 9th Duke of Marlborough, in 1895, her father was a railroad tycoon, William Kissin. Vanderbilt signed an agreement providing a dowry of $1.6 milli…
▶ 8:10
And they've shown up in Skull and Bones. When Consuelo married Charles Spencer Churchill, the 9th Duke of Marlborough, in 1895, her father was a railroad tycoon, William Kissin. Vanderbilt signed an agreement providing a dowry of $1.6 milli…
▶ 24:43
The steamship that was named after Dimock is the one that would collide with William K. Vanderbilt's yacht. We talked about the Alva in Sanker. Case goes already to Supreme Court and found the captain innocent. Dimock's involved in the Bost…
▶ 8:32
The ceilings are just like clouds and ceilings, the ornate work on everything. It's amazing. It's very impressive. Not a small house. That was built in 1895 for Cornelius Vanderbilt II. Also on Newport, Rhode Island is Marble House, finishe…
▶ 21:56
A little bit up the road. All right. Railroads, he did great. 1873, he founds Vanderbilt University. He's now starting to get into the charities. Beginning. His will, remember he's got 12 living kids, gives 95% of the estate to William Henr…
▶ 22:35
That's what kind of father he was. Okay, so William Henry Vanderbilt, that's Billy, gets all the money. It rages the siblings. Court battles follow. Tabloids in the newspapers were all over the story. They wanted to talk about Vanderbilts. …
▶ 23:07
During those trials, they talked about his father, Cornelius, the Commodore, William Henry's father, said that he was insane at the end and William Henry manipulated him and that he used spiritualists and seers. Remember I mentioned that ea…
▶ 23:40
didn't really dissipate his estate very well, according to most of the kids. And the ones kids that did have a little bit of a step in going through them, they spent money like it was going out of style. And the next generation, of course, …
▶ 24:15
He would go to Columbia University and never graduate, but he does get a job in dad's railroad business and works his way up. And by the time dad passes away, Billy is a pretty experienced railroad guy who's seen every bit of the business. …
▶ 24:48
Right about this time period, income, well, a little bit later, income taxes and estate taxes are going to wipe out a lot of the rest of the family fortune. But Billy never really enjoyed the work at the railroad because he inherited it and…
▶ 25:20
It's really all about displaying wealth rather than earning it. So that's pretty much how to get to the third generation. One other fun side note about Billy. He got into a business venture with Ulysses S. Grant that was a Ponzi scheme, and…
▶ 25:55
He said the other son, Cornelius, not too exciting. Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt. William Henry had some kids. And they are worth talking about. And the first one is going to be one William Kissam Vanderbilt. Born in 1849 to 1920. So this …
▶ 25:55
He said the other son, Cornelius, not too exciting. Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt. William Henry had some kids. And they are worth talking about. And the first one is going to be one William Kissam Vanderbilt. Born in 1849 to 1920. So this …
▶ 26:37
William Kissam Vanderbilt is known as a sportsman. He loved yachts. He was the co-owner of the 1895 America's Cup winner, the Defender. He was known for his horse breeding, loved European architecture, and he had inherited, in 1885, about $…
▶ 27:07
One of his big things he left behind is he had bought P.T. Barnum's great Roman Hippodrome and turned it into Madison Square Garden, which is still there to this day. And he is known for building the Vanderbilt's mansion on Fifth Avenue at …