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William Henry Vanderbilt III was born on 24 November, 1901 in New York City, U.S., is an American politician (1901–1981). Discover William Henry Vanderbilt III's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

Popular As William Henry Vanderbilt III
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Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 24 November 1901
Birthday 24 November
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Date of death 14 April, 1981
Died Place Williamstown, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is William Henry Vanderbilt III's Wife?

His wife is Emily O'Neill Davies (m. 1923-1928) Anne Gordon Colby (m. 1929-1969) Helen Cummings Cook (m. 1970)

Family
Parents Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Ellen French
Wife Emily O'Neill Davies (m. 1923-1928) Anne Gordon Colby (m. 1929-1969) Helen Cummings Cook (m. 1970)
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Children 4

William Henry Vanderbilt III Net Worth

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1901

William Henry Vanderbilt III (November 24, 1901 – April 14, 1981) was an American politician who served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1939 to 1941, and a member of the wealthy and socially prominent Vanderbilt family.

Vanderbilt was born in New York City on November 24, 1901.

He was the son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Ellen "Elsie" French.

Vanderbilt's father was a great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who founded the family fortune in railroads and shipping.

1908

William Vanderbilt's parents divorced in 1908, and through his father's second marriage he had two half-brothers, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.., and George Washington Vanderbilt III.

1915

In 1915, his father perished in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.

1917

Shortly before the United States declared war on Germany during the First World War, Vanderbilt dropped out of St. George's School upon his appointment as a midshipman in the U.S. Naval Coast Defense Reserve to rank from March 20, 1917.

As he was only 15 at the time, he was one of the youngest Americans to have served in the war.

During his service in the Navy, Vanderbilt served on the torpedo test ship USS Vesuvius (1888) from April 17 to May 31, 1917, the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport from June 1, 1917 to March 7, 1918, aide for information Second Naval District from March 7 to July 15, 1918, in Norfolk, Virginia from July 23 to September 16, 1918, New London, Connecticut from September 19 to November 14, 1918 and as a plank owner of the newly commissioned destroyer USS Evans (DD-78) from November 11, 1918 to August 30, 1919.

1919

Vanderbilt was educated at St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island (Class of 1919) and the Evans School in Mesa, Arizona.

He attended Princeton University but dropped out during his first year.

While serving on the Evans, Vanderbilt went on a cruise to Europe from June to August 1919.

1922

When he turned 21, the then legal age of majority, in 1922, Vanderbilt inherited a $5 million trust fund plus the 450 acre (1.8 km2) Oakland Farm in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, one of his father's estates that included a number of thoroughbred horses.

He made the farm his permanent home until the end of the Second World War.

1925

In 1925, Vanderbilt started a coach bus company, called The Short Line, carrying passengers between Newport and Providence.

Within a few years he expanded the business to serve points throughout New England and New York.

1928

In 1928 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Rhode Island and that year was elected to the Rhode Island State Senate.

1929

He was named the Chairman of the Mount Hope Bridge Commission and gave the opening address at the bridge's dedication on October 24, 1929.

When it was completed, the Mount Hope Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in New England, and one of the longest in the country.

Vanderbilt was a member of the Republican Party.

Vanderbilt served in the State Senate for six years (1929–1935) and then took time off to be with his ailing wife, Anne Gordon Colby.

1938

On her recovery, he re-entered political life and successfully ran for Governor of Rhode Island in 1938.

1939

He served one two-year term from January 1939 to January 1941.

1940

In 1940, Vanderbilt received an honorary LL.D. from Bates College.

His refusal to dole out patronage to fellow Republicans, however, weakened his power base, and a scandal over wire-tapping by a private detective firm he had hired to investigate election fraud, cost him re-election in 1940.

Oakland Farm and its 150 acres in Portsmouth, Rhode Island was sold to Robert R. Young and divided into housing lots by the end of the 1940s.

1941

In May 1941 Vanderbilt, an officer in the Naval Reserve, was called to active duty in June 1941 with the rank of lieutenant commander and initially assigned to the Panama Canal Zone.

1942

He was promoted to commander on August 15, 1942.

In 1942 Vanderbilt was assigned as executive officer of the Special Operations Branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) under General William J. Donovan.

1944

In May 1944 he was assigned to the staff of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

He was promoted to the rank of captain prior to the end of the war.

After his discharge from the Navy at the end of the war, Vanderbilt left Rhode Island and retired to a farm in South Williamstown, Massachusetts.

1955

The Short Line was purchased by George Sage in 1955 and, in 1970, was renamed Bonanza Bus Lines.

1981

Vanderbilt died of cancer on April 14, 1981, at the age of 79.

He was buried in the Southlawn Cemetery in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

He is one of the few descendants of William Henry Vanderbilt not to be buried in the family tomb on Staten Island.

1998

Bonanza eventually merged with the Coach USA bus line in 1998 and was sold to Peter Pan Bus Lines in 2003.

The Short Line's original terminal building in Newport still stands and is located near the intersection of Spring and Touro streets.

As a state senator and successful business leader, Vanderbilt was also a champion of the Mount Hope Bridge which connects Aquidneck Island with the mainland on the road north to Providence, Rhode Island from Newport.

2018

He was discharged from the Navy shortly after the end of the cruise, having not yet reached his 18th birthday.