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Frank Armstrong Crawford-Vanderbilt (January 18, 1839 – May 4, 1885) was an American socialite and philanthropist. During the American Civil War, she was a strong supporter of the Confederate States of America. [1] After the war, she lived in New York City and married multi-millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt .
Frank Armstrong Crawford was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the founder of Vanderbilt University. She influenced him to support a Southern Methodist institution and corresponded with Bishop McTyeire.
Francis Crawford Armstrong (November 22, 1835 – September 8, 1909) was a United States Army cavalry officer and later a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He is also known for being the only Confederate general to fight on both sides during the Civil War. [1] Early life and career.
Frank Armstrong (Crawford) Vanderbilt was born on 18 Jan 1839 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Her parents were Robert Leighton Crawford (1799 - 1853) and Martha Eliza (Everett) Crawford (1820 - 1898). Her brother was Robert Leighton Crawford (1841 - 1921). Frank married John F Elliott (1835 - ) on 28 Apr 1859 in Mobile.
6 de ago. de 2009 · Frank Armstrong Crawford was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the railroad magnate who founded Vanderbilt University in 1873. Learn how she and her cousin, Bishop Holland McTyeire, helped make the dream of a Methodist university a reality.
20 de jun. de 2023 · Jun 20, 2023, 10:30 AM. Edited by Seth Robertson. Illustrations by Chris Wormell. In March 1873, Cornelius Vanderbilt and his wife, Frank Armstrong Crawford Vanderbilt, gave a charitable gift that ...
Crawford House is named for Frank Armstrong Crawford, the second wife of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Her parents, expecting a son, named her before her birth. A Southern socialite, she was 45 years his junior when she married Vanderbilt.
