In 1794, Cornelius Vanderbilt was born in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York. He changed his name to Commodore Vanderbilt in 1807. He was an American shipping and railroad magnate who amassed a ...

up popped Cornelius (“Neely”) Vanderbilt Jr. in Los Angeles. Mr. Vanderbilt stated that it was he who had supplied the rambunctious General with the anecdote of Il Duce’s alleged hit & run ...