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Ideologies / Capitalist / Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1794–1877 · United States · Magnate

Cornelius Vanderbilt

The Commodore

Steamships, then railroads.

Rooted Capitalist →
Economic+94
SocialistMarket
Governance+8
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−20
TraditionalProgressive
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The steamship and railroad tycoon whose competitive ruthlessness built one of America's first great fortunes and the modern rail network of the Northeast.

social

Self-made, rough-hewn traditionalist.

economic

Built fortunes in shipping and rail through fierce competition.

governance

Operated in the open, lightly-regulated markets of his era.

Notable for
  • Built a shipping and rail empire
  • New York Central Railroad
  • One of the richest Americans ever
railroadsshippingself-made
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