page_title: Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt
section_title: Father's estate
hierarchical_section_title: Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt / Personal life / Father's estate
caption_attribution_description: English: Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt's mansion, designed by John C. Mead, torn down in 1918.
context_page_description: Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt was an American member of the Vanderbilt family who, after having a troubled relationship with his father, Cornelius Vanderbilt, eventually committed suicide at the age of 51.
context_section_description: Upon his father's death in 1877, his elder brother William inherited the vast majority of the Vanderbilt estate and holdings (around $100,000,000), becoming the wealthiest man in the United States.  According to his father's will, Corneel was only to inherit the income from $200,000 in U.S. Bonds held in trust (receiving 5% interest), which was distributed by trustees who were cautioned to oversee his behavior.  Additionally, should Corneel try to advance funds from the Trust, he would lose it altogether.
  After a lengthy court battle, William eventually paid Corneel an extra $600,000 ($200,000 in cash and $400,000 in additional trust) allowing him to pay off his debts, including to the estate of the late Horace Greeley, which aggregated to approximately $61,000 including interest. According to his obituary, "almost immediately after the settlement Cornelius J. went to Europe, accompanied by his particular friend, Mr. Terry, and remained abroad over six months."
  The Commodore had purchased a 110-acre West Hartford estate in 1857 as a place for his Corneel to live.  The land was not developed, and after the death of Corneel's wife in 1872, the Commodore sold the property.  In 1879, two years after the elder Cornelius' death, Corneel repurchased the estate.  After Corneel owned the estate, he built a 30-room home mansion, designed by John C. Mead, on the land.
caption: Corneel's mansion, which he was never able to live in, located in West Hartford.
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