Residence Sandy Point Farm Name Reginald Vanderbilt | Children Gloria Vanderbilt | |
Relatives Cornelius Vanderbilt (paternal great-grandfather)William Henry Vanderbilt (paternal grandfather)Cornelius Vanderbilt III (brother)Anderson Cooper (grandson) Parents Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Alice Claypoole Gwynne Grandchildren Anderson Cooper, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski, Christopher Stokowski Similar People Gloria Vanderbilt, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Anderson Cooper | ||
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt (January 14, 1880 – September 4, 1925) was an American millionaire equestrian and the father of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt.
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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.
Equestrian career
He was the founder and president of many equestrian organizations.
Personal life
In 1903, he married Cathleen Neilson. The couple had a daughter, Cathleen Vanderbilt, and were divorced in 1920.
He remarried on March 6, 1923, to Gloria Morgan with whom he had a second daughter, fashion designer Gloria Laura Vanderbilt. 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.