Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
@corneliuswhitney
American businessman (1899-1992)
Building Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company as Founder · United States
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1899–1992
- Educated at
- Yale University
About
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899–1992) was an art collector and writer. They were born in Roslyn. They studied at Yale University. They served as chairperson.
In context
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company was founded in 1927 and closed in 2004, after 77 years. Among the 893 other companies founded in the 1920s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 31 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Named alongside
- John Hay WhitneyFounder
Contribution
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