Cornelius Vanderbilt was an American business magnate, railroad tycoon, and philanthropist who built one of the largest fortunes in 19th-century America. At the time of his death in 1877, Vanderbilt had an estate estimated at approximately $100 million to $105 million, making him the richest person in the United States and one of the wealthiest individuals in the world. When measured against the size of the American economy at the time, Vanderbi…
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