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Vanderbilt (CORNELIUS III an American)

CORNELIUS, III, an American soldier and capitalist; the son of Cornelius Vanderbilt. He graduated from Yale in 1895, and at once became a director in many important financial institutions. He was actively associated in the work of the National Guard in New York City, and at the entrance of the United States in the war with Germany he was appointed colonel of the 102d United States Engineers. In 1918, he was appointed brigadier-general in the National Army. He saw service in France, and at the conclusion of the war was appointed brigadiergeneral of the Officers' Reserve Corps. VANDERBILT,