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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Cornelius V. Whitney |
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, New York , United States |
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February 20, 1899
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| Died | December 13, 1992
(93 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses.
Born in Old Westbury, New York, he was the son of the wealthy and socially prominent Harry Payne Whitney (1870–1932) and Gertrude Vanderbilt (1875–1942). As a scion of both the Whitney and Vanderbilt families, he inherited a substantial fortune. However, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney proved to be a very capable businessman, using his connections to make investments that played an important role in the development of the American economy.
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