Show I V Ii IiI I I 0 tAn I N k PAIlS rARI FaIn Famed d u U. U S. S Financier Passes Away in 1 1 France I PAnts July S William Willlam K the Am American fi financier fl- fl died here today William In KIssam Vanderbilt son Ron of William II IL and grandson of or I Commodore Commodor Vanderbilt one of the tho most moat prominent railroad executives I tives UYe financier sand sportsmen In to Inthe the tho United States pASH passed d much of or I his time In year Tho The Duke of ot Marlborough married married mar mar- marI I ried his only daughter Consuelo in 1595 Mr Ur Vanderbilt W was S Ion long a patron of ot tho French turf ot or yachting and of automobile racing In the United States Ho Tie was the donor of or the Vanderbilt cup for tor I which motor speed kings conte contested contest t. t ed d a n. d decade cade or more ago on Long Island Ho lie own owned d a racing stable In France which ho augmented d i I greatly In 1912 by purchasing a aI number of ot horses from James R. R i Keene Keeno Notable arnon among his string of ot Derby and md Grand Prix winners n were His PrestiS Prestige Pres Pros tige Uge Northeast st. N sofol and Besides having built the Alva which was sung flung and the steam yachts he was a member of several syndicates or organized or- or to build defenders of ot the tho Americas America's cup War Work During tho mtr Mr Tar Vanderbilt was active In hospital work and relief abroad and In promoting the Work of or tho the Lafayette e escadrille On oh one ono occasion ho contributed to the tho Neuilly hospital I Ilire fund and at another time gave 1 I- I lire toward war relief In In InIta Ita Italy b Because of ot his work for forthe tho the American aviators In Franco he was made mado honorary president of or orI the Lafayette escadrille and presented pre pre- I dented with the rosetto of or the LoI Lo- Lo t I glon of or Honor During Durin tho the sumI sum- sum I ner of 1919 Mr Vanderbilt was I reported t to have hac presented to his I dau daughter the tho Duchess Duchow of Marlborough Marlborough Marl Marl- borough boroush a n gift gUt of ot 1 Mr Vanderbilt was ns born on Staten Island N. N 1 Y December I 12 1849 1549 After receiving an nn aca aca- education In America he studied for several years In Geneva Gen Gen- GenI I eva n Switzerland He lie married Miss Alva Smith of or Mobile Ala now Mrs 0 O. O II JT P. P Belmont In I 1874 and to th them m were born beside beside beside be be- side Consuelo two other children William K Jr and Harold Van Van- Van I On April 23 23 1903 1103 Mr Vanderbilt married Mrs Irs A A. A IL II Rutherford In London England Financier i Upon completing his studies In Switzerland ho entered the office I of or C. C C. C C Clarke treasurer of the Hudson River J railroad first as I bookkeeper and was gradually placed In pO positions of ot trust and I responsibility In connection with th the tho great Vanderbilt railroad system tem tern tem From 1877 to 1883 1853 he was second vi vice co president nt of or the tho New NewYork I York Fork Central t Hudson RIY River r railroad Ho was also chairman of the board rd of directors of ot the I I Lake Shore Michigan an Southern railway for man many years as well as a director of ot the New York Central Michigan Central Lake Eric Erie Western Chicago I i Northwestern Chicago Milwaukee kee St St. Paul Chicago Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land Cincinnati St St- StLouis Louis New NewYork NewYork I York Harlem Pittsburgh Lake Erie ErIc and BOlt West Shore rail tall roads Toads Ho He was as also a a. director of or I Ithe the Metropolitan Opera company and amI united with his brothers Cornelius Cornelius Cornelius Cor Cor- nelius Ge George rge nn and Frederick In establishing the Vanderbilt clinic In New York at a cost of or more moro than His sons William K X Jr and Harold Vanderbilt are directors in moro more than railroads railroads rail Tall roads and other corporations |