Grace Vanderbilt

Grace Vanderbilt
Born
Grace Graham Wilson

(1870-09-03)September 3, 1870
DiedJanuary 7, 1953(1953-01-07) (aged 82)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeMoravian Cemetery
Spouse
(m. 1896; died 1942)
ChildrenCornelius Vanderbilt IV
Grace Stevens Vanderbilt https://househistree.com/people/grace-vanderbilt
Parent(s)Richard Thornton Wilson
Melissa Clementine Johnston
RelativesMary Wilson Goelet (sister)
Richard Thornton Wilson Jr. (brother)
Marshall Orme Wilson (brother)
Mary Goelet (niece)
Vanderbilt in 1936 by Porter Woodruff
Grace Wilson (Maiden Name ) Vanderbilt

Grace Graham Vanderbilt (née Wilson; September 3, 1870 – January 7, 1953) was an American socialite. She was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III.[1] She was one of the last Vanderbilt's to live the luxurious life of the "head of society" that her predecessors such as Alice and Alva Vanderbilt enjoyed.[2]

  1. ^ "Grace Vanderbilt Wed In City Chapel. Becomes Bride of Henry G. Davis 3d, With Patrolman as a Witness. Church Ceremony Later. Cornelius Jr. Declares Family Refuses Forgiveness. Honeymoon in Far West. Grace Vanderbilt Wed In City Chapel". The New York Times. June 29, 1927. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vanderbilt1991 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).