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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.
Apr 11, 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 (1839–1885): 2nd wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt William Douglas Sloane (1844–1915): 1st husband of Emily Thorn Vanderbilt Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt (1845–1934): wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Creator Louis Alman, New York, NY. Date 1870. Type Photograph. Source John James Tigert IV Collection, Vanderbilt University Special Collections. An Alabama native like her cousin Amelia, Frank Armstrong Crawford married Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1869.
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.
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Aug 6, 2009 · Following surgery he was to convalesce in the home of his wife’s first cousin, Frank Armstrong Crawford, and her husband, Cornelius Vanderbilt. Frank and Amelia, whose mothers were half-sisters, grew up together in Mobile, where they had formed strong bonds of friendship lasting a lifetime. Photo 2: Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt.
Jun 20, 2023 · In March 1873, Cornelius Vanderbilt and his wife, Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt, gave a charitable gift that was groundbreaking in every sense of the word.
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