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Silicon Valley may be minting billionaires today, but tech wealth doesn't touch the riches of the robber barons.

There is a lot of wrong information, or downright confusion, when it comes to the Vanderbilts on the internet. I've seen articles saying they earned their fortunes in the 1930's, and that Gloria Vanderbilt's father was the man who made the millions. But the family has origins much earlier than that,

Cornelius Vanderbilt was a hard man. Unsentimental, he earned a national reputation for taking care of himself. When the Civil War began, no one imagined he would turn out to be a selfless patriot.

Cornelius Vanderbilt II Residence | New York, NY. Demolition.

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

Cornelius Vanderbilt II (November 27, 1843 – September 12, 1899) was an American socialite, heir, businessman, and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family.

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See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slideshow. Also, see notable deaths of 2012 SEE BIRT…

(ASSOCIATED PRESS)PERIOD PIECE: After passing on PBS’s hit “Downton Abbey” (top) NBC commissioned “The Gilded Age,” dealing with a family like Cornelius Vanderbilt’s (above right). ( ) Two years af…

Cornelius Vanderbilt May 27, 1794 - January 4, 1877

Cornelius Vanderbilt and his wife, Grace, on 5th avenue Easter Sunday 1915.

Part One: The Children Cornelius Vanderbilt and Margaret Vanderbilt Shephard The eight offspring of William Henry Vanderbilt set the benchmark for luxurious living in gilded age New York, forever intertwining the name Vanderbilt with opulence and wealth. Nowhere was this more ev

Rear View: Dollars to dust.

Portrait of Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1884 - 1970) by Gerald Brockhurst (English, 1890-1978)

Consuelo Vanderbilt | Col. & Mme Balsan attended opening night of the Metropolitan Opera in 1944. The one time Duchess of Marlborough was wearing pearls given her by Alice Vanderbilt (Mrs. Cornelius II), her aunt. The Vanderbilt women were famous for their pearls.