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Vanderbilt, William H

philanthropist, was born May 8, 1821, in New Brunswick, N. J. He inherited a large part of his father's immense fortune, and successful manager of his father's stupendous enterprises. He added two hundred thousand dollars to the endowment of Vanderbilt university; and gave five hundred thousand dollars for land and for the erection of new buildings for the college of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city. He removed the Egyptian obelisk to Central park of New York city at an expense of one hundred thousand dollars. He died Dec. 8, 1885, in New York city.

VANDERBILT, WILLIAM KISSAM, railroad president, was born Dec. 12, 1849, on Staten Island, N. Y. In 1882 he was elected president of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis railroad, which position he still holds.