American socialite, hotel builder/owner and philanthropist
Virginia Fair Vanderbilt
Portrait by Giovanni Boldini, c. 1900
Born
Virginia Graham Fair
(1875-01-02)January 2, 1875
San Francisco, California
Died
July 7, 1935(1935-07-07) (aged 60)
Manhattan, New York
Resting place
Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx, New York
Occupation(s)
Hotel builder/owner Racehorse owner
Spouse
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
(m. 1899; div. 1927)
Children
William Kissam Vanderbilt III Muriel Vanderbilt Consuelo Vanderbilt Earl
Parent(s)
James Graham Fair Theresa Rooney
Relatives
Theresa Fair Oelrichs (sister)
Virginia Fair Vanderbilt (January 2, 1875 – July 7, 1935) was an American socialite, hotel builder/owner, philanthropist, owner of Fair Stable, a Thoroughbred racehorse operation, and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family by marriage.
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