William Henry Vanderbilt outlived his father by only eight years. From 1897 until his death in 1899, Cornelius Vanderbilt II managed railroads. During the third generation, wealth continued to grow ...
William Henry was the eldest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt. He acquired his father's fortune after Cornelius' death on 4 January 1877. Like his late father, he cut workers' pay and increased their ...