Cornelius Vanderbilt by Will Cunius https://padlet.com/will1cunius1/fdyp6ucekkec en-us 2017-12-14 14:42:05 UTC 2025-10-21 16:01:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Brief Biography will1cunius1 https://padlet.com/will1cunius1/fdyp6ucekkec/wish/216169274 Cornelius Vanderbilt was a famous industrialist who worked in railroads and shipping. He had accumulated the largest fortune in the U.S. at the time of his death, in 1877.]]> 2017-12-14 14:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/will1cunius1/fdyp6ucekkec/wish/216169274 Vanderbilt's Industry will1cunius1 https://padlet.com/will1cunius1/fdyp6ucekkec/wish/216171752 Railroads: Vanderbilt changed from shipping to the railroad industry in the 1860s, which was a period of railroad use expansion. He gained control of a number of railway lines operating between Chicago and New York]]> 2017-12-14 14:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/will1cunius1/fdyp6ucekkec/wish/216171752 How'd he obtain his wealth? will1cunius1 https://padlet.com/will1cunius1/fdyp6ucekkec/wish/216174156 He gained some wealth in his early life before railroads when he became the president of a steamship company. He then entered railroad production at the perfect time when it started to boom. He was known as the biggest nation wide railroad owner after he gained control of many in the U.S. His railroad business made him the wealthiest man in U.S. at the time of his death.]]> 2017-12-14 14:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/will1cunius1/fdyp6ucekkec/wish/216174156 Charity will1cunius1 https://padlet.com/will1cunius1/fdyp6ucekkec/wish/216178568 Cornelius Vanderbilt was not known for his charitable donations, although before his passing, he donated $50,000 to the Church of Strangers. Other than that, he gave most of his wealth of more than 100 million to his son.]]> 2017-12-14 15:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/will1cunius1/fdyp6ucekkec/wish/216178568 Interesting Info will1cunius1 https://padlet.com/will1cunius1/fdyp6ucekkec/wish/216263459 - Vanderbilt quit school when he was 16 after finding interest in starting his own sailing vessel business
- Vanderbilt was born into a very poor family
- The New York Central Railroad is one of Vanderbilt's most famous construction projects
- Cornelius Vanderbilt died from Fatigue January 4, 1877.

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