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American shipping and railroad magnate who built a fortune in steamship lines and then pivoted to railroads — building the New York Central Railroad — becoming the richest man in America and the founder of the Vanderbilt family dynasty.
American financier and railroad speculator who was the most feared businessman of the Gilded Age — manipulating railroad stocks, attempting to corner the gold market (Black Friday 1869), and building a railroad empire from the Western Union telegraph monopoly.
American financier and railroad investor who partnered with Jay Gould in various railroad ventures — and who was known for money lending at high interest rates — accumulating one of the largest fortunes in America despite a miserly lifestyle.