Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt
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Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (1880 – September 4, 1925) was a millionaire equestrian and the father of Gloria Vanderbilt
. He was the founder and president of many equestrian organizations.
grandson of William Henry Vanderbilt
and great grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt
. He attended Yale University
, but didn't graduate. In 1903 he married Kathleen Neilson. The couple had a daughter, Catherine, and were divorced in 1920. Vanderbilt remarried on March 6, 1923, to Gloria Morgan with whom he had a second daughter, fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt
.He died in 1925 at Sandy Point Farm in Portsmouth
, Rhode Island
.
Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt is an American artist, author, actress, heiress, and socialite most noted as an early developer of designer blue jeans...
. He was the founder and president of many equestrian organizations.
Biography
He was the youngest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt IICornelius Vanderbilt II
Cornelius Vanderbilt II was an American socialite, heir, businessman, and a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family....
grandson of William Henry Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt
William Henry Vanderbilt I was an American businessman and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family.-Childhood:William Vanderbilt was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1821...
and great grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt , also known by the sobriquet Commodore, was an American entrepreneur 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...
. He attended Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, but didn't graduate. In 1903 he married Kathleen Neilson. The couple had a daughter, Catherine, and were divorced in 1920. Vanderbilt remarried on March 6, 1923, to Gloria Morgan with whom he had a second daughter, fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt is an American artist, author, actress, heiress, and socialite most noted as an early developer of designer blue jeans...
.He died in 1925 at Sandy Point Farm in Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,389 at the 2010 U.S. Census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. Most of its land area lies on Aquidneck...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
.