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William Kissam Vanderbilt
American businessman and horse breeder (1849–1920)
William Kissam Vanderbilt I (December 12, 1849 – July 22, 1920[1]) was an American heir, businessman, philanthropist, and horse breeder.
Born into the Vanderbilt family, he managed his family's railroad investments.[2]
Early life
William Kissam Vanderbilt I was born on December 12, 1849, in New Dorp, New York, on Staten Island.
His parents were Maria Louisa Kissam and William Henry Vanderbilt, the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family who was the richest American after he took over his father's fortune in 1877 until his own death in 1885.[3]
He was the third of eight children born to his parents.
His siblings were Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt, Emily Thorn Vanderbilt, Florence Adele Vanderbilt, Frederick William Vanderbilt, Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt, and George Washingt