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Vanderbilt family

Every case in the archive that involves the Vanderbilt family, best-known first, with the members Wikidata records in office, command or a ranked fortune.

Families in powerFortunes through time

The cases

Under each headline: who in the family is in the case. Each card opens the full cited case.

Cases
3
Years
1877 to 1925
Countries
United States
Subjects
Fame and fortune, Great houses, Business dynasties
In power
1707 to 1899
Power held
Government office, Military command
Relatives recorded
33
Database
Every member on a time line
Updated
30 October 2026
Gloria Morgan-Vanderbilt with daughter: Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt with her daughter Gloria Vanderbilt1925 · Manhattan, New York, USAA judge took 10-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt from her mother and gave her and her trust to her auntGloria Vanderbilt, daughter of Reginald Vanderbilt, was the child in the custody fight between her mother Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt and her aunt Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.Reginald Vanderbilt inherited $7.5 million, and creditors and taxes consumed most of it. He died in 1925, when his daughter Gloria was 18 months old. She and her half-sister shared a $5 million trust run by Surrogate James Foley.encyclopedia.com and 3 moreGeorge Washington Vanderbilt II: GeorgeVanderbiltII1914 · Washington, D.C.George Vanderbilt's widow sold most of Biltmore's land to the United States, and his grandsons split the house from the dairyGeorge Washington Vanderbilt II, grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, built Biltmore; his widow Edith sold land, and his grandsons George and William Cecil split it.George Washington Vanderbilt II, a grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, built Biltmore House near Asheville, North Carolina. His estate reached about 125,000 acres.ncpedia.org and 5 moreCornelius Vanderbilt: Cornelius Vanderbilt Daguerrotype2 (cropped)(b)1877 · 10 Washington Place, New York CityCornelius Vanderbilt left nearly all of $100 million to one son, and the son he passed over argued spiritualism had unhinged himWilliam Henry Vanderbilt, son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, inherited nearly all; his brother Cornelius Jeremiah and their sisters contested the will.Cornelius Vanderbilt built a fortune in steamships and then railroads, including the New York Central. He died worth about $100 million.American Heritage and 3 more

Members who held power

From Wikidata: office, rank or fortune, oldest first. Each name opens its Wikipedia article.

Jeremiah Barker1752surgeonUnited States
Daniel A. Clark1779Christian ministerUnited States
Henry Collins Flagg1792politician; editorUnited States
Cornelius Vanderbilt1794entrepreneur; railway executiveUnited States
Sophia Johnson1797socialite
Horace Francis Clark1815politicianUnited States
William Henry Vanderbilt1821entrepreneurUnited States
Maria Louisa Kissam Vanderbilt1821socialiteUnited States
Cornelius Vanderbilt II1843entrepreneur; socialiteUnited States
Alice Claypoole Gwynne1845socialiteUnited States
Grace Vanderbilt1870socialiteUnited States
Cornelius Vanderbilt III1873military personnel; businessperson; inventor; socialiteUnited States
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney1875socialite; artist; sculptor; art collectorUnited States
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I1877businessperson; socialiteUnited States
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt1880businessperson; equestrianUnited States
Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi1886socialite; nurseUnited States
Cornelius Vanderbilt IV1898newspaper proprietor; journalist; screenwriter; writer; cinematographer; businessperson; film director; military personnUnited States
Grace Vanderbilt Stevens1899socialiteUnited States