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'''Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt''' (1880 – September 4, 1925) was an American millionaire equestrian and the father of ].<ref name=Death/> He was the founder and president of many equestrian organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,721070,00.html|title=Sport:Reginald Vanderbilt|date=14 September 1925|publisher=Time|accessdate=18 March 2011}}</ref> '''Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt''' (1880 – September 4, 1925) was an American millionaire equestrian and the father of fashion desinger ].<ref name=Death/> He was the founder and president of many equestrian organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,721070,00.html|title=Sport:Reginald Vanderbilt|date=14 September 1925|publisher=Time|accessdate=18 March 2011}}</ref>


==Life and career== ==Life and career==
He was the youngest son of ] and ], grandson of ], and great-grandson of ]. He attended ], but didn't graduate. In 1903 he married Kathleen Neilson.<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt Elude the Curious by Leaving Their Train at Roxbury Crossing |url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F60617F73D5E12738DDDAC0994DC405B838CF1D3 |title=Arrival in Boston: Mr. and Mr. Vanderbilt Avoid the Curious by Leaving Their Train at Roxbury Crossing|work=] |date=April 15, 1903 |accessdate=2010-11-06 }} (])</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F40C10FF3B5412738DDDAC0894D0405B828CF1D3|title=Reginald Vanderbilt To Wed Miss Neilson|date=4 August 1902|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=15 March 2011}} (])</ref> The couple had a daughter, Catherine,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FS5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sf8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3039,2949110&dq=reginald+vanderbilt&hl=en|title=Catherine Vanderbilt Dies in Havana|date=27 January 1944|publisher=Toledo Blade|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> and were divorced in 1920.<ref name=Death/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20E12F9385910738DDDA00994D0405B898DF1D3|title=R C Vanderbilt Sued for Divorce|date=18 August 1919|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=15 March 2011}} (])</ref> Vanderbilt remarried on March 6, 1923, to ] with whom he had a second daughter, fashion designer ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YNxgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8GMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4123,2380685&dq=gloria+morgan+vanderbilt&hl=en|title=Reginald C. Vanderbilt and Gloria Morgan To Wed Tomorrow|date=5 March 1923|publisher=Providence News|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref>He died in 1925 at Sandy Point Farm in ], ].<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=R. C. Vanderbilt Dies Suddenly. Succumbs in Night After Two Attacks of Internal Hemorrhage at Sandy Point Farm |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00613FA355C17738DDDAC0894D1405B858EF1D3 |quote=|work=] |date=September 5, 1925 |accessdate=2010-11-06 }} (pay per view)</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Vanderbilt Noted For Sportsmanship |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/359469192.html?dids=359469192:359469192&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+05,+1925&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=VANDERBILT+NOTED+FOR+SPORTSMANSHIP&pqatl=google |quote=Reginald C. Vanderbilt, who died today at his country home in Rhode Island, was one of the leading horsemen of the country. He was president of the National Horse Show Association of America, which he organized, and also was president of... |work=] |date=September 5, 1925 |accessdate=2010-11-06 }} (pay per view)</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Reggie Vanderbilt Dies |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/449459782.html?dids=449459782:449459782&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+05,+1925&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=GAP+IN+N.+Y.+HIGH+SOCIETY;+REGGIE+VANDERBILT+DIES&pqatl=google |quote=The pasaing of another figure prominent in the sporting life of fashionable New York during the early years of the present century was chronicled today in the death of "Reggie" Vanderbilt at his summer home, Sandy Point Farm, at Portsmouth. R. I. |work=] |date=September 5, 1925 |accessdate=2010-11-06 }} (pay per view)</ref><ref name=Death>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qZIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KQENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3863,182902&dq=reginald+vanderbilt&hl=en|title=Reginald Vanderbilt Dies Suddenly Today|date=4 September 1925|publisher=The Meridien Daily Journal|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref><ref name=Reggie>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BeBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xFQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6411,4674316&dq=gloria+morgan+vanderbilt&hl=en|title=Vanderbilt Dead After Hemorrhage Last Night|date=4 September 1925|publisher=The Evening Independent|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> He was the youngest son of ] and ]. Reginald was a grandson of ], and great-grandson of Commodore ]. He attended ], but did not graduate. In 1903 he married Cathleen Neilson.<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt Elude the Curious by Leaving Their Train at Roxbury Crossing |url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F60617F73D5E12738DDDAC0994DC405B838CF1D3 |title=Arrival in Boston: Mr. and Mr. Vanderbilt Avoid the Curious by Leaving Their Train at Roxbury Crossing|work=] |date=April 15, 1903 |accessdate=2010-11-06 }} (])</ref> The couple had a daughter, Cathleen Vanderbilt, and were divorced in 1920.<ref name=Death/> Vanderbilt remarried on March 6, 1923 to ] with whom he had a second daughter, fashion designer ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YNxgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8GMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4123,2380685&dq=gloria+morgan+vanderbilt&hl=en|title=Reginald C. Vanderbilt and Gloria Morgan To Wed Tomorrow|date=5 March 1923|publisher=Providence News|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> He died suddenly in 1925 at Sandy Point Farm in ], ].<ref name=Death>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qZIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KQENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3863,182902&dq=reginald+vanderbilt&hl=en|title=Reginald Vanderbilt Dies Suddenly Today|date=4 September 1925|publisher=The Meridien Daily Journal|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> Reginald was a lazy alcoholic who wasted millions of dollars from his family inheritance on women, liquor, fine food, automobiles and other lavish "toys", and especially gambling.


==Ancestry== ==Ancestry==
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| 8 = 8. ] | 8 = 8. ]
| 9 = 9. Sophia Johnson | 9 = 9. Sophia Johnson
|10 = 10. Reverend Samuel Kissam |10 = 10. Rev. Samuel Kissam
|11 = 11. Margaret Hamilton Adams |11 = 11. Margaret Hamilton Adams
|12 = 12. Major David Gwynne |12 = 12. Major David Gwynne
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|14 = 14. Henry Collins Flagg, Jr. |14 = 14. Henry Collins Flagg, Jr.
|15 = 15. Martha Whiting |15 = 15. Martha Whiting
|16 = 16. Cornelius Vanderbilt |16 = 16. Cornelius van Derbilt
|17 = 17. Phebe Hand |17 = 17. Phebe Hand
|18 = 18. Nathaniel Johnson |18 = 18. Nathaniel Johnson
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|26 = 26. Captain Abraham George Claypoole |26 = 26. Captain Abraham George Claypoole
|27 = 27. Elizabeth Steele |27 = 27. Elizabeth Steele
|28 = 28. Dr. Henry Collins Flagg |28 = 28. Dr. Henry Collins Flagg, Sr.
|29 = 29. Rachel Moore |29 = 29. Rachel Moore
|30 = 30. William Joseph Whiting |30 = 30. William Joseph Whiting

Revision as of 03:24, 28 July 2013

Vanderbilt at the Plainfield Riding and Driving Club in 1911

Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (1880 – September 4, 1925) was an American millionaire equestrian and the father of fashion desinger Gloria Vanderbilt. He was the founder and president of many equestrian organizations.

Life and career

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. In 1903 he married Cathleen Neilson. The couple had a daughter, Cathleen Vanderbilt, and were divorced in 1920. Vanderbilt remarried on March 6, 1923 to Gloria Morgan with whom he had a second daughter, fashion designer Gloria Laura Vanderbilt. He died suddenly in 1925 at Sandy Point Farm in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Reginald was a lazy alcoholic who wasted millions of dollars from his family inheritance on women, liquor, fine food, automobiles and other lavish "toys", and especially gambling.

Ancestry

Family of Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt
16. Cornelius van Derbilt
8. Cornelius Vanderbilt
17. Phebe Hand
4. William Henry Vanderbilt
18. Nathaniel Johnson
9. Sophia Johnson
19. Elizabeth Hand
2. Cornelius Vanderbilt II
20. Peter Rutger Kissam
10. Rev. Samuel Kissam
21. Deborah Townsend
5. Maria Louisa Kissam
22. Archibald Hamilton Adams
11. Margaret Hamilton Adams
23. Maria McKinney
1. Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt
12. Major David Gwynne
6. Abraham Evan Gwynne
26. Captain Abraham George Claypoole
13. Alice Ann Claypoole
27. Elizabeth Steele
3. Alice Claypoole Gwynne
28. Dr. Henry Collins Flagg, Sr.
14. Henry Collins Flagg, Jr.
29. Rachel Moore
7. Rachel Moore Flagg
30. William Joseph Whiting
15. Martha Whiting
31. Martha Lyman

References

  1. ^ "Reginald Vanderbilt Dies Suddenly Today". The Meridien Daily Journal. 4 September 1925. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. "Sport:Reginald Vanderbilt". Time. 14 September 1925. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  3. "Arrival in Boston: Mr. and Mr. Vanderbilt Avoid the Curious by Leaving Their Train at Roxbury Crossing". New York Times. April 15, 1903. Retrieved 2010-11-06. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) (PDF)
  4. "Reginald C. Vanderbilt and Gloria Morgan To Wed Tomorrow". Providence News. 5 March 1923. Retrieved 15 March 2011.

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