Subsequently, he was chosen a director in other companies as well, among them the Fulton Chain Railway Company, Fulton Navigation Company, Raquette Lake Railway Company, Raquette Lake Transportation Company, and the Plaza Bank of New York. Soon after his return to New York, Vanderbilt began working as a clerk in the offices of the New York Central Railroad, as preparation for entering into the councils of the company as one of its principal owners. Alfred thus received the largest share of his father’s estate, though it was also divided among his sisters and younger brother, Reginald. His eldest brother, William, had died in 1892 at the age of 22 and their father had disinherited Neily. His siblings were Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt (1869-1874), William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870–1892), Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt IV (1873–1942), Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942), Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (1880–1925) and Gladys Moore Vanderbilt (1886–1965). When they reached Japan on September 12, 1899, he received news of the sudden death of his father, and hastened home as speedily as possible to find himself, by his father’s will, the head of his branch of the family. Soon after graduation, Vanderbilt, with a party of friends, started on a tour of the world which was to have lasted two years. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, and at Yale University (Class of 1899), where he was a member of Skull and Bones. LifeĪlfred was born in New York City, the third son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne. (Octo– May 7, 1915) was an extremely wealthy sportsman and a member of the famous Vanderbilt family of philanthropists.
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