Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt

Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt at the Plainfield Riding and Driving Club in 1911
Born	January 14, 1880
Died	September 4, 1925
Residence	Sandy Point Farm
Alma mater	Yale University (did not graduate)
Occupation	Equestrian
Spouse(s)	Cathleen Neilson Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Children	Cathleen Vanderbilt Gloria Vanderbilt
Parent(s)	Cornelius Vanderbilt II Alice Claypoole Gwynne
Relatives	Cornelius Vanderbilt (paternal great-grandfather) William Henry Vanderbilt (paternal grandfather) Cornelius Vanderbilt III (brother) Anderson Cooper (grandson)

Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (January 14, 1880 – September 4, 1925) was an American millionaire equestrian and the father of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt.^[1]

Early life

Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt was born on January 14, 1880. He was the youngest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne. Reginald was a grandson of William Henry Vanderbilt, and great-grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. He attended Yale University, but did not graduate. His elder brother Cornelius Vanderbilt III married Grace Wilson against his parents wishes, and the second son Alfred died when the RMS Lusitania sank on May 7, 1915, so Reginald was left as his parents' logical successor.^[2]

Equestrian career

He was the founder and president of many equestrian organizations.^[3]

Personal life

In 1903, he married Cathleen Neilson.^[4] The couple had a daughter, Cathleen Vanderbilt, and were divorced in 1920.^[1]

He remarried on March 6, 1923, to Gloria Morgan with whom he had a second daughter, fashion designer Gloria Laura Vanderbilt.^[5] Reginald is the maternal grandfather of CNN television news anchor Anderson Hays Cooper and his late brother, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, through daughter Gloria.

Death

He died from liver failure due to alcohol abuse September 4, 1925 at his country home, Sandy Point Farm, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.^[1][6]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt

16. Cornelius van Derbilt               8. Cornelius Vanderbilt                       17. Phebe Hand               4. William Henry Vanderbilt                             18. Nathaniel Johnson               9. Sophia Johnson                       19. Elizabeth Hand               2. Cornelius Vanderbilt II                                   20. Peter Rutger Kissam               10. Rev. Samuel Kissam                       21. Deborah Townsend               5. Maria Louisa Kissam                             22. Archibald Hamilton Adams               11. Margaret Hamilton Adams                       23. Maria McKinney               1. Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt                                         12. Major David Gwynne                       6. Abraham Evan Gwynne                             26. Capt. Abraham George Claypoole               13. Alice Ann Claypoole                       27. Elizabeth Steele               3. Alice Claypoole Gwynne                                   28. Dr. Henry Collins Flagg, Sr.               14. Henry Collins Flagg, Jr.                       29. Rachel Moore               7. Rachel Moore Flagg                             30. William Joseph Whiting               15. Martha Whiting                       31. Martha Lyman

References

1. "Reginald Vanderbilt Dies Suddenly Today". The Meridien Daily Journal. 4 September 1925. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
2. Vanderbilt II, Arthur T. "Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt". Morrow: 1989, 332
3. "Sport:Reginald Vanderbilt". Time. 14 September 1925. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
4. "Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt Elude the Curious by Leaving Their Train at Roxbury Crossing". The New York Times. April 15, 1903. Retrieved 2010-11-06. (PDF)
5. "Reginald C. Vanderbilt and Gloria Morgan To Wed Tomorrow". Providence News. 5 March 1923. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
6. "Vanderbilt Dead After Hemorrhage Last Night". The Evening Independent. 4 September 1925. Retrieved 21 August 2014.