| 词条 | Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt |
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| name = Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Gertrude Lewis Conaway | birth_date = 1901 | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = August 6, 1978 | death_place = Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, U.S. | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = New York City, U.S. Eastover, Manalapan, Florida, U.S. Rock Cliff, Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | alma mater = | employer = | occupation = Socialite, philanthropist | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = Harold Stirling Vanderbilt | children = | parents = John L. Conaway | relatives = W. Barklie Henry (stepfather) William Kissam Vanderbilt (father-in-law) Alva Belmont (mother-in-law) Consuelo Vanderbilt (sister-in-law) }} Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt (1901 - August 6, 1978) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was one of the first women to compete in the America's Cup alongside her husband, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, in 1934 and 1937. Early lifeGertrude Conaway was born in 1901 in Philadelphia.[1][2] Her father, John L. Conaway, was "a famous horseman."[3] He died when she was 10.[4] Her stepfather, W. Barklie Henry, was a banker and yachtsman.[3] Conaway grew up in Philadelphia, where she acted in amateur theatre.[3] Yachting and philanthropyVanderbilt was one of the first women allowed to compete in the America's Cup. She was allowed aboard her husband's yachts during the 1934 America's Cup and the 1937 America's Cup.[1] Vanderbilt served on the board of trust of Vanderbilt University, a private university in Nashville, Tennessee, as an honorary trustee.[1] She endowed scholarships in the English department.[1] Vanderbilt bequeathed $1 million to the Newport Hospital, $1 million to the JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, Florida, $200,000 to the Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital in Woodstock, Virginia, and $100,000 to the NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.[10] She also donated $1.25 million to the Preservation Society of Newport County, an organization to protect the architectural heritage of Newport County, Rhode Island.[10] Personal life and deathConaway married Harold Stirling Vanderbilt on August 20, 1933 in New York City.[5] He was 17 older than her.[3] They never had children. They resided in New York City and at Eastover, a property in Manalapan, Florida near Palm Beach designed by architect Maurice Fatio.[2] They summered at Rock Cliff, an estate in Newport, Rhode Island that they purchased in 1961.[1] When her husband died in 1970, Vanderbilt inherited over $1 million as well as $15 million in trust funds.[2] Vanderbilt died on August 8, 1978 in Newport, Rhode Island.[6] Her funeral was held at Trinity Church, and she was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news |title=Gertrude Vanderbilt, Yachtsman's Widow, At Her Summer Home |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/08/07/archives/gertrude-vanderbilt-yachtsmans-widow-at-her-summer-home-allowed.html |accessdate=June 15, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=August 7, 1978}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanderbilt, Gertrude Conaway}}2. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Mrs. Vanderbilt Dies At 77 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/134817711/?terms=%22gertrude%2Bconway%2Bvanderbilt%22 |accessdate=June 15, 2018 |work=The Palm Beach Post |date=August 8, 1978|page=18|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |title="Most Eligible Bachelor" Marries |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/138906882/?terms=%22gertrude%2Bconaway%22 |accessdate=June 15, 2018 |work=St Louis Post-Dispatch |date=September 16, 1933|page=15|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 4. ^{{cite news |title=J. L. Conaway, Whip and Clubman, Dies. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/168521048/?terms=%22John%2BL.%2BConaway%22 |accessdate=June 16, 2018 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=August 8, 1911|page=2}} 5. ^{{cite news |title=Rich Bachelor Marries New York Society Girl |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/332820444 |accessdate=June 15, 2018 |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=August 20, 1933|page=1|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Vanderbilt will |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/137019006/?terms=%22Gertrude%2BVanderbilt%22 |accessdate=June 15, 2018 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, New York |date=August 19, 1978|page=13|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 11 : 1901 births|1978 deaths|People from Philadelphia|People from New York City|People from Palm Beach County, Florida|People from Newport, Rhode Island|American socialites|Philanthropists from New York (state)|Vanderbilt family|Vanderbilt University people|20th-century philanthropists |
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