William Kissam Vanderbilt II (2.3.1878|8.1.1944) B. NYC, 2nd child + 1st son of William Kissam Vanderbilt & Alva Erskine Smith. Brother to Harold Stirling Vanderbilt + Consuelo Vanderbilt. Educated by tutors, St. Mark's School, + Harvard he dropped out after 2 years. In 1899, Vanderbilt married Virginia Graham Fair, a wealthy heiress. Their honeymoon was spent at the Idle Hour estate but disaster struck when fire broke out + the mansion burned to the ground.