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George Washington Vanderbilt III was born on 23 September, 1914 in Newport, Rhode Island, US, is a George Washington Vanderbilt III was American yachtsman and scientific. Discover George Washington 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 46 years old?

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Age 46 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 23 September, 1914
Birthday 23 September
Birthplace Newport, Rhode Island, US
Date of death 24 June, 1961
Died Place Mark Hopkins Hotel San Francisco, California, US
Nationality Rhode Island

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Who Is George Washington Vanderbilt III's Wife?

His wife is Louise Parsons (m. 1935-1950) Anita Zabala Howard (m. 1950-1958) Joyce Branning (m. 1958-1961) Louise Mitchell Paine (m. 1961-1961)

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Parents Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Margaret Emerson
Wife Louise Parsons (m. 1935-1950) Anita Zabala Howard (m. 1950-1958) Joyce Branning (m. 1958-1961) Louise Mitchell Paine (m. 1961-1961)
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George Washington Vanderbilt III Net Worth

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1896

Lulu was born in Montclair, New Jersey and her father, J. Lester Parsons, founded the international re-insurance firm of Crum & Forster in 1896.

Together, George and Lulu had:

1914

George Washington Vanderbilt III (September 23, 1914 – June 24, 1961) was an American yachtsman and scientific explorer who was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family.

Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he was the younger son of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Margaret Emerson.

He was the brother of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.. and a half-brother to William Henry Vanderbilt III from his father's first marriage to Ellen "Elsie" French.

1915

In 1915, when George was less than a year old, his father perished in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.

His inheritance was estimated as high as US$40000000 1915.

He received the first quarter of his inheritance at 21, then 25, 30, and the last at 35.

1920

His mother, Margaret, remarried two more times, first to Raymond T. Baker, with whom she had a daughter, Gloria Baker (1920–1975), and second, to Charles Minot Amory.

He was a grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne and was named in honor of his great-great-Uncle George Washington Vanderbilt and his great-Uncle George Washington Vanderbilt II.

Vanderbilt's maternal grandfather, Isaac Edward Emerson, was a very wealthy businessman who made a fortune in a variety of business ventures including patent medicines, the most notable of which was Bromo-Seltzer.

A sailing enthusiast, Emerson instilled a love for the sport in young George from an early age and as an adult, he used his sailing skills and wealth for scientific research.

He attended the St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire and the Adirondack-Florida School studying at the Saranac branch in New York as well as in Miami.

1934

His voyages conducted important research in expeditions to Africa in 1934 and aboard the schooner Cressida, he made an ocean journey in 1937 to the South Pacific (visiting many islands with a wide geographic range) that carried out a systematic study of more than 10,000 fish specimens (434 species in 210 genera).

1935

His first marriage was in 1935, when he married Lucille "Lulu" Miriam Parsons (1912–2013).

In 1935, he purchased the 32 acre Charles W. Sloane estate on Middle Neck Road in Sands Point on the Long Island Sound, shortly after his first marriage.

1936

In 1936 and 1937, George Vanderbilt sponsored a renewal of auto races for the Vanderbilt Cup, founded by his uncle, William Kissam Vanderbilt II, in 1904.

During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy like his two brothers.

1937

In 1937, he went on a six month with the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences to the South Seas, bringing back 20,000 species of birds, fish and reptiles.

He owned several yachts and used them to conduct scientific expeditions all over the globe.

In 1937, he had commissioned a home by society architects Treanor & Fatio on the property.

1941

His fifth major expedition was on the schooner Pioneer in 1941 to the Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Panama, Galapagos Archipelago and Mexican Pacific Islands.

He established the George Vanderbilt Foundation, of which he was president, for scientific research around marine biology.

However, outside of academic circles, his important work has mostly been overshadowed by the lavish lifestyles and the Vanderbilt mansions of some of the other members of the Vanderbilt family.

George Vanderbilt was married four times throughout his life.

1943

He was promoted to lieutenant on May 1, 1943, and received the Legion of Merit award.

Vanderbilt did not attend college, but by the time he turned 21, he had already led two expeditions to Panama and Africa, with some lasting up to 10 months, bringing back various snakes, fish, insects and birds.

1945

He sold the home to Henry Lustig, founder of the Longchamps chain of restaurants, in 1945.

1946

In 1946, he purchased 1500 acre in Siskiyou County near Lake Shastina and the Shasta–Trinity National Forest in northern California.

1949

In 1949, he built a large ranch house known as "Shadow Valley Ranch", along with a guest cottage, carriage house, tennis court, riding trails, waterfalls and several barns.

1950

In 1950, the Vanderbilts divorced, and Lulu married Ronald Bush Balcom (d. 1994), a champion skier who had previous attained celebrity when he became the third husband of Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers.

Also in 1950, George Vanderbilt married Anita C. Zabala Howard at his home in South Carolina.

She was a descendant of one of California's first Spanish families and the former wife of California sportsman Lindsay C. Howard.

1951

She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Cancer Fund of America and was the daughter of Harold E. Mitchell and had previously been married to Edward Bragg Paine (d. 1951).

Edward's widow later married Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton.

1958

They divorced in 1958 after nearly 8 years of marriage.

In 1958, he married for the third time to Joyce "Josh" Branning, (1926–2016) daughter of Enid and Ralph Branning.

1961

On March 23, 1961, he married Louise Mitchell Paine in Scottsdale, Arizona.

They were only married for three months as Vanderbilt died in June 1961.

1963

They later divorced and, in 1963, she married Edward L. Doheny III (d. 1999), grandson of Edward L. Doheny.