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Frank Armstrong Crawford-Vanderbilt (January 18, 1839 – May 4, 1885) was an American socialite and philanthropist. During the American Civil War, she was a strong supporter of the Confederate States of America. After the war, she lived in New York City and married multi-millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt.
[Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt] | Strengthening Ties: The Hidden Individuals behind Vanderbilt’s Founding. Creator Louis Alman, New York, NY. Date 1870. Type Photograph. Source John James Tigert IV Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections.
Frank Armstrong (Crawford) Vanderbilt was born on 18 Jan 1839 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Her parents were Robert Leighton Crawford (1799 - 1853) and Martha Eliza (Everett) Crawford (1820 - 1898). Her brother was Robert Leighton Crawford (1841 - 1921).
The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy.
5 de oct. de 2016 · Although Cornelius Vanderbilt originally supported the Union, it was Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt, the Commodore’s wife and a Confederate sympathizer, who supposedly convinced him to donate money for the founding of Vanderbilt University.
11 de abr. de 2011 · On Aug. 21, 1869, Vanderbilt married the oddly named Frank Armstrong Crawford. He was 75; she was 32, and his second wife. She was also from Mobile, Ala., and an unrepentant Confederate.
Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt fue una socialité estadounidense nacida en 1904 en Kansas City, Missouri. Fue conocida por su riqueza e influencia en la alta sociedad de Nueva York en la década de 1920 y 1930.
