How did Cornelius Vanderbilt become successful? After establishing a steamship line in New York in the late 1820s, he started his own business in the late 1830s and operated ferry lines throughout the ...

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The steam yacht Cherokee, which belongs to the estate of the late William Clark, the millionaire thread manufacturer, has been sold by the trustees of the Clark estate to Cornelius Vanderbilt of ...

Known as Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), he was an American business magnate who built his fortune by building railroads and shipping companies. Vanderbilt’s early career was ...