Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » William Kissam Vanderbilt Railroad Tycoon (1849-1920)
Personal data William Kissam Vanderbilt Railroad Tycoon
Sources 1, 2- He was born on December 12, 1849 in New Dorp, Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA.
Attention: Age at marriage (??-??-1864) below 16 years (15). - He died on July 22, 1920 in Paris, 75000, Île de France - Seine, France, he was 70 years old.
- A child of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam
- This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.
Household of William Kissam Vanderbilt Railroad Tycoon
(1) He is married to Alvah Erskine Murray Smith.
They got married on April 20, 1875 at New York City, New York County, New York, USA, he was 25 years old.
Child(ren):
- William Kissam Vanderbilt 1878-1944
The couple were divorced in 1895.
Child(ren):
- Harold Sterling Vanderbilt 1884-1970
(3) He is married to Anne Harriman.
They got married in the year 1864, he was 14 years old.
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Birthday December 12, 1849
- The temperature on December 12, 1849 was about -6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
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Day of marriage April 20, 1875
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Day of death July 22, 1920
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