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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.
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.
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).
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.
Vanderbilt University would not exist today if it were not for two women: Amelia McTyeire and Frank Vanderbilt. Bishop McTyeire gained access to Cornelius Vanderbilt through his wife Amelia’s familial connection with Vanderbilt’s second wife Frank.
While Bishop Holland McTyeire is credited with inspiring Vanderbilt’s gift, a network of hidden individuals helped actualize this dream. Vanderbilt’s second wife, Frank, and her cousin Amelia McTyeire forged “silent but golden” links in Vanderbilt’s ties to influential post-Civil War circles.
