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- NAME: Cornelius Vanderbilt
- OCCUPATION: Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
- BIRTH DATE: May 27, 1794
- DEATH DATE: January 04, 1877
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Staten Island, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
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Cornelius Vanderbilt was an industrialist in railroads and shipping. He accumulated the then largest fortune in the U.S. at the time of his death.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794 in Port Richmond, New York. He began a passenger ferry business in New York harbor with one boat, then started his own steamship company, eventually controlling Hudson River traffic. He also provided the first rail service between New York and Chicago. At his death in 1877, he had amassed the largest fortune accumulated in the U.S. to that date.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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