Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I (October 20, 1877 – May 7, 1915) was a sportsman who died on the RMS Lusitania. Born in New York City, the third son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934), Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was educated at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and at Yale University, where he was a member of Skull & Bones. His siblings include: William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870 – 1892), Cornelius Va... more

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt I (October 20, 1877 – May 7, 1915) was a sportsman who died on the RMS Lusitania. Born in New York City, the third son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843–1899) and Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934), Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was educated at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and at Yale University, where he was a member of Skull & Bones. His siblings include: William Henry Vanderbilt II (1870 – 1892), Cornelius Vanderbilt III (1873 – 1942), Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875 – 1942), Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (1880 – 1925) and Gladys Vanderbilt, Countess Széchenyi (1886 – 1965). As his eldest brother, William, had died in 1892 at the age of 22 and their father had disinherited Cornelius III, Alfred received the largest share of his father's estate when he died in 1899, though it was also divided among their sisters and youngest son. Among Alfred Vanderbilt's many holdings, were positions in the New York Central Railroad, Beech Creek Railroad, Lake... less