William Kissam
VANDERBILT
(b.
12 December 1849
,
New Dorp, Richmond, New York, USA
d.
22 July 1920
,
Paris, France
)
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William Kissam VANDERBILT was born 12 December 1849 in New Dorp, Richmond, New York, USA
William Kissam VANDERBILT was the child of William Henry VANDERBILT and Maria Louisa KISSAM and the grandchild of: (paternal) Cornelius "The Commodore" VANDERBILT and Sophia JOHNSON (maternal) Samuel KISSAM and Margaret Hamilton ADAMSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William Kissam married Alva Erskine SMITH abt. 1875 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Alva Erskine SMITH was born 17 January 1853 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Alva Erskine died 26 January 1933 in Paris, France.
William Kissam VANDERBILT died 22 July 1920 in Paris, France.
m. Alva Erskine Smith, 20 April 1875 in New York City
m. Anne Harriman, abt 1903 in New York City
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Alva Erskine SMITH-- Date: abt. 1875 Place:
They divorced in 1895
Children of William Kissam VANDERBILT and Alva Erskine SMITH:
Howard Stirling VANDERBILT (b.6 July 1884, Oakdale, New York, USA d. 4 July 1970, Newport, Rhode Island, USA)
Alva Erskine SMITH-- Date: abt. 1875 Place: They divorced in 1895
Children of William Kissam VANDERBILT and Alva Erskine SMITH:
Howard Stirling VANDERBILT (b.6 July 1884, Oakdale, New York, USA d. 4 July 1970, Newport, Rhode Island, USA)
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1849 Birth 12 December 1849
New Dorp, Richmond, New York, USA
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Birth of ChildHoward Stirling VANDERBILT was born 6 July 1884, Oakdale, New York, USA
William Kissam was 34 years old.
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
 was an arena in New York City at the northeast corner of East 26th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The first venue to use that name, it seated 10,000 spectators. It was replaced with a new building on the same site.
After the death of Commodore Vanderbilt, who owned the site, his grandson William Kissam Vanderbilt took back control and announced on May 31, 1879, that the arena was to be renamed "Madison Square Garden."...
Demolition began in July 1889, and the second Madison Square Garden, which cost more than a half-million dollars to build, opened on June 6, 1890. It was demolished in 1926, and the New York Life Building, designed by Cass Gilbert and completed in 1928, replaced it on the site... wikipedia){kind=small}
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden (1879–1890) was an arena in New York City at the northeast corner of East 26th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The first venue to use that name, it seated 10,000 spectators. It was replaced with a new building on the same site.
After the death of Commodore Vanderbilt, who owned the site, his grandson William Kissam Vanderbilt took back control and announced on May 31, 1879, that the arena was to be renamed "Madison Square Garden."...
Demolition began in July 1889, and the second Madison Square Garden, which cost more than a half-million dollars to build, opened on June 6, 1890. It was demolished in 1926, and the New York Life Building, designed by Cass Gilbert and completed in 1928, replaced it on the site... wikipedia
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1920 Death 22 July 1920
Paris, France
He died at the age of 70.
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