Apr 16, 2010 · Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794‑1877) was a shipping and railroad tycoon, and a self‑made multi‑millionaire who became one of the wealthiest Americans of the 19th century.

Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.

Apr 2, 2014 · 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.

Jan 1, 2025 · Cornelius Vanderbilt, American shipping and railroad magnate who acquired a personal fortune of more than $100 million. Vanderbilt began his transportation empire by operating a ferryboat between Staten Island and New York City. By the 1850s he had shifted his focus from steamships to railroads.

Nov 16, 2012 · Cornelius Vanderbilt (born May 27, 1794 – died January 4, 1877) Also known by the sobriquet Commodore, was an American industrialist and philanthropist who built his wealth in shipping and railroads. He was also the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family and one of the richest Americans in history.

May 11, 2018 · Vanderbilt's astonishing fortune ranked him as the richest American in his lifetime, and his wealth had seemed to grow right along with the rapidly expanding new nation. Known as the "Commodore," he made his first fortune in shipping and went on to own a large section of the railroad tracks that connected the East Coast to Chicago, Illinois.

Apr 30, 2018 · Cornelius Vanderbilt became the wealthiest man in America in the mid-19th century by dominating the growing country's transportation business. Starting out with one small boat plying the waters of New York Harbor, Vanderbilt eventually assembled a …

Cornelius Vanderbilt. industrialist, financier Born: 5/27/1794 Birthplace: Port Richmond, N.Y. Having gotten his feet wet operating the Staten Island ferry in 1810, Vanderbilt then worked for Thomas Gibbons before forming his own very successful and lucrative steamboat business.

Dec 18, 2023 · Cornelius Vanderbilt, known as the “Commodore,” was a prominent American business magnate and philanthropist of the 19th century. He rose to prominence through his achievements in the transportation industry, particularly in steamship and railroad operations.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, (May 27, 1794 - January 4, 1877), was an American entrepreneur who built his wealth in shipping and railroads and is the founder of the renowned Vanderbilt family. Cornelius Vanderbilt was the fourth of nine children born in Port Richmond on Staten Island in New York to a family of modest means.