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HENRY HOPE VANDERBILT
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HENRY HOPE VANDERBILT, of Hoboken, descends from the noted
Vanderbilt family of Staten Island, N. Y. The first ancestor of this family
in America was Jan Aersten Van der Bildt, who came from Holland
about 1650. He was married three times. His son, Jacob Janse Van der
Bildt. was married, August 13, 1687, to Maritje (Mary) Van der Vliet ("of
the stream "), and their son Jacob, born in 1692, married Neeltje (Cornelia)
Denyse. In 1718 the last named Jacob purchased a farm on Staten Island
and removed thither from Flatbush, Long Island. From him descended the
famous "Commodore" Vanderbilt, the distinguished Vanderbilt family of
New York, and numerous branches of the family in different sections of
the country.
Henry H. Vanderbilt was born in Williamsburg, N. Y., April 8, 1862, but has spent nearly all his life in Hoboken, N. J., whither he came with his parents when a small boy. His father, Jacob Vanderbilt, and his mother, Angelina C. Hope, inherited the sterling characteristics of their ancestors, and instilled these traits into the minds of their children. He attended the Hoboken public schools, improved every opportunity that came in his way, and early displayed high mental and physical qualifications. His training was practical as well as theoretical. Soon after completing his studies he established himself in business, dealing in coal, masons' materials, and drain pipe. and has built up an extensive trade. His office and yards are on Willow Avenue and Seventeenth Street, Hoboken. Having devoted his energies strictly to business. Mr. Vanderbilt has never sought nor held public office, but as a public spirited citizen, deeply interested in the affairs of his town and county, he has contributed to the general welfare by casting his influence on the side of right and justice, and is respected for those virtues and attributes which mark the successful man. He is a member of the Columbia Club of Hoboken. He married Miss Lavinia E. Taft, and resides on Garden Street, Hoboken.
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