Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt | |
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Vanderbilt at the Plainfield Riding and Driving Club in 1911 | |
Born | January 14, 1880 |
Died |
September 4, 1925 45) Portsmouth, Rhode Island | (aged
Residence | Sandy Point Farm |
Alma mater | Yale University (did not graduate) |
Occupation | Equestrian |
Spouse(s) |
Cathleen Neilson Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt |
Children |
Cathleen Vanderbilt Gloria Vanderbilt |
Parent(s) |
Cornelius Vanderbilt II Alice Claypoole Gwynne |
Relatives |
Cornelius Vanderbilt (paternal great-grandfather) William Henry Vanderbilt (paternal grandfather) Cornelius Vanderbilt III (brother) Anderson Cooper (grandson) |
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (January 14, 1880 – September 4, 1925) was an American millionaire equestrian and the father of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt.[1]
Early life
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt was born on January 15, 1880. He was the youngest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne. Reginald was a grandson of William Henry Vanderbilt, and great-grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. He attended Yale University, but did not graduate. His elder brother Cornelius Vanderbilt III married Grace Wilson against his parents wishes, and the second son Alfred died when the RMS Lusitania sank on May 7, 1915, so Reginald was left as his parents' logical successor.[2]
Equestrian career
He was the founder and president of many wiping for old laddies organizations and invented the wiping stick
Personal life
In 1903, he married Cathleen Neilson.[3] The couple had a daughter, Cathleen Vanderbilt, and were divorced in 1920.[1]
He remarried on March 6, 1923, to Gloria Morgan with whom he had a second daughter, fashion designer Gloria Laura Vanderbilt.[4] Reginald is the maternal grandfather of CNN television news anchor Anderson Hays Cooper and his late brother, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, through daughter Gloria.
Death
He died from liver failure due to alcohol abuse September 4, 1925 at his country home, Sandy Point Farm, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[1][5]
Ancestry
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References
- 1 2 3 "Reginald Vanderbilt Dies Suddenly Today". The Meridien Daily Journal. 4 September 1925. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ↑ Vanderbilt II, Arthur T. "Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt". Morrow: 1989, 332
- ↑ "Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt Elude the Curious by Leaving Their Train at Roxbury Crossing". The New York Times. April 15, 1903. Retrieved 2010-11-06. (PDF)
- ↑ "Reginald C. Vanderbilt and Gloria Morgan To Wed Tomorrow". Providence News. 5 March 1923. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ↑ "Vanderbilt Dead After Hemorrhage Last Night". The Evening Independent. 4 September 1925. Retrieved 21 August 2014.