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Disinheritance and Fortune Drag on Vanderbilt Heritage
The 1899 Vanderbilt will cut Cornelius III from much of the estate, leaving him about 1.5 million while Alfred Gwynne receives 7.5 million after transferring 6 million. Grace Wilson sparked the clash with Cornelius III after he defied his father by marrying. Chauncey Depew oversees the will and receives a 200000 bequest.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt III
Vanderbilt
Cornelius II
Cornelius III
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Chicago Tribune
Susan Corey
Linn County Law Library
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Corey
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Gladys
Reginald
Gertrude
Harry Payne Whitney
Cornelius
Alfred
Depew
Miss Wilson
Grace Wilson
Europe
Richard T. Wilson
Wilson
Newport
R. S
Trinity Church
New York City
Metropolitan Opera House
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Grand Canal
Venice
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Alfred Vanderbilt
Reginald Claypoole
Chauncey Depew
Peekskill
N. Y
Vanderbilts
U. S. Senate