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I have always served the public to the best of my ability. Why? Because, like every other man, it is to my interest to do so.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Age: 82 †
Born: 1794
Born: May 27
Died: 1877
Died: January 4
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Railway Executive
Staten Island
New York City
Commodore Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt I
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