Talk:Cornelius Vanderbilt III

Latest comment: 1 month ago by 64.20.146.204 in topic Nature of the objection

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This article has Grace Vanderbilt dying twice, once in 1926 and once in 1953. Not many people do that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthewevans41 (talkcontribs) 18:14, 11 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

Nature of the objection

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Against his father's wishes, in August 1896 he married Grace Graham Wilson...

What was his father's objection to the bride? Unless this is clarified, there's not much point mentioning the father's reaction at all. Valetude (talk) 13:16, 25 October 2021 (UTC)Reply
There are two potential reasons - The public one was that his parents thought Grace too old for him. She was 26 and he was 21. The more private belief was that his parents thought of Grace as an "up and comer" or golddigger seeking the Vanderbilt wealth. Grace had dated Neily's older brother William who died while in college, leaving Neily as the eldest heir. 64.20.146.204 (talk) 17:47, 12 August 2024 (UTC)Reply