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George Washington Vanderbilt II: Much of the Titanic’s allure stems from its luxurious accommodations and from the wealth of the first-class passengers entitled to enjoy them. Jacob Astor, for example, famously died on board the Titanic, his status as one of the world’s richest men unable to keep him afloat. Had George Washington Vanderbilt not followed the advice of family members, he, and not Astor, might have been the wealthiest person to die on the Titanic.
Vanderbilt was the grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, founder of the Vanderbilt family railroad and industrial fortune. Although Vanderbilt and his wife had booked passage on the Titanic, someone in their family (reportedly his wife’s well-traveled sister) warned them about the unexpected trials that might emerge during a maiden voyage. They cancelled their trip on April 9, a week before the Titanic sank. Remaining on board, however, were the Vanderbilts’ luggage and their servant, Edwin Wheeler, who died as a second-class passenger.
Although the Vanderbilt family escaped maritime doom in 1912, their luck would soon change. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, George’s nephew (whom some newspaper reports at the time claimed was on board the Titanic), died on the Lusitania in 1915, on the same voyage that Marconi survived."
Funny to think that he somehow managed to have his servant and luggage aboard, yet he was the one who survived…. Sounds like Astor survived and Vanderbilt died if Q is correct.
https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/8-people-who-were-supposed-to-sail-on-the-titanic-but-didnt/