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Alfred G. Vanderbilt was President of Belmont Racetrack in New York and was the principal owner and president of Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. [4] When he was called into service for World War II , he captained a PT boat in the South Pacific , earning the Silver Star for bravery.
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- Vanderbilt Family Mausoleum, Staten Island, New York, U.S.
See Vanderbilt family. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Sr. (October 20, 1877 – May 7, 1915) was an American businessman and member of the Vanderbilt family. A sportsman, he participated in and pioneered a number of related endeavors. He died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
4 lug 2016 · Vanderbilt — the name brings to mind railroads, social stature and one of America’s most famous families. For horse racing fans, it also brings to mind one of the greatest innovators, owners and breeders in the history of the sport. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II was born on Sept. 22, 1912.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt III (born December 20, 1949) is a retired public relations executive. Vanderbilt was heavily involved with bringing the Grammys back to New York and the tall ships to New York for the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus ' journey to the Americas.
- Public Relations Executive
- Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr., Jeanne Murray Vanderbilt
- James Platten Vanderbilt, Travis Murray Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. Vanderbilt was one of the original members of the Westchester Racing Association and a driving force behind thoroughbred racing in America for most of the 20th century. [1] Alfred was born in 1912. He was the son of Alfred Vanderbilt. He passed away in 1999. Sources.
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13 nov 1999 · Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, the elegant symbol of the sportsman in high society when he was the impresario of horse racing and the pillar of one of the most aristocratic families in America,...
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, born in 1877, was the third son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne. Cornelius II was head of the Vanderbilt family, chairman of the New York Central Railroad, and one of the richest men in the world. He and Alice built the most famous of Newport’s mansions, The Breakers.
