Vanderbilt Family Scandal Echoes May 14 Society Marriage
A long fragment recalls the 14 year old New York society tale of Cornelius Vanderbilt and Philander Chase Knox. It traces Knox’s similar urge to marry above his station, Vanderbilt’s stern fathering, the disowned son’s path, and a tumultuous courtship within elite circles, ending with social pressures at a Vanderbilts wedding.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Fyoong Cornelius Vandervilt
Pafiander Chase Knox I
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Young Knox
Vanderhilly Hien Young Knox
Wealth and scandal swirl around Vanderbilts and kin
In a fragmentary Providence era tale the Vanderbilt dynasty, centering on Alfred Vanderbilt and Cornelius Vanderbilt, is sketched through marriages, lawsuits, and lavish living. The narrative traces fortunes, patents, and social entanglements, noting Alfred’s notoriety and Cornelius’s rising status, with side mentions of family ties to the Oghin Goelet and Aston lines and a young Knox facing a stern father.
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Oghin Goelet
Knickerbocker Family
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Caroline Aston ‘Crere
Witter Vanderbilt
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