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Cathleen Vanderbilt

1904 – 1944

American heiress

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About Cathleen Vanderbilt

Lived 1904 – 1944 (aged 40). Cathleen Vanderbilt was an American socialite.

Cathleen Vanderbilt Arostegui (January 23, 1904 – January 25, 1944) Her father had a country home known as Sandy Point Farm in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Before her parents' eventual divorce in 1920, they separated and she continued to live with her mother. After the divorce, her mother remarried to Sidney Jones Colford Jr. in 1921, and her father remarried to Gloria Morgan, with whom he had one more daughter, Gloria Vanderbilt.

Her maternal grandparents were Frederick Neilson and Isabelle Gebhard Neilson. Her paternal grandparents were Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt. Among her large family was uncle Cornelius Vanderbilt III, aunt Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who married Harry Payne Whitney and founded the Whitney Museum, uncle Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who died on the , and aunt Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi, who married Count László Széchenyi.

After her father's death in September 1925, Cathleen and her half-sister Gloria inherited the bulk of their father's estate, including a $5,000,000 trust established by Reginald's father, Cornelius II, in 1899. they lived at 26 East 96th Street and were the parents of Henry Cooke Cushing IV (1924–2000), a polo player and investor who was married to Georgia Walters "Georgette Windsor" (born 1924), Ruth Swift Dunbar (1932–2010), Rosalba Neri (born 1938), and Laura Alvarez.

In August 1932, ten days after her divorce from Cushing, she married CBS radio executive Lawrence Wise Lowman (1900–1980) at the court house in Hempstead, Long Island. After their marriage, Lowman, a son of David and Amalia Lowman, made their home in New York City. Cathleen obtained a divorce from Lowman on June 7, 1940, in the Cuban courts.

On October 9, 1940, she married for the third and final time to Antonio Martin Arostegui (1911–1986), the publisher of PM, the only English afternoon newspaper in Havana, Cuba. He was the son of Marquesa de Justiz de Santa Ana and Arturo Arostegui.

After a two month illness, Cathleen died at the Anglo-American Hospital in the Vedado district of Havana on January 25, 1944, two days after her 40th birthday. She was buried in the Aurelia Castillo family vault at Colon Cemetery, Havana.

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Also known as
Mary Cathleen Vanderbilt Cushing Lowman Arostegui, Cathleen Vanderbilt Arostegui, Mrs. Lawrence Wise Lowman

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Parent
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Cathleen Vanderbilt?

American heiress (1904-1944)

When was Cathleen Vanderbilt born?

Cathleen Vanderbilt was born on 23 January 1904 in Manhattan.

When did Cathleen Vanderbilt die?

Cathleen Vanderbilt died on 25 January 1944 in Havana.

What was Cathleen Vanderbilt's occupation?

Cathleen Vanderbilt was a socialite.

What nationality was Cathleen Vanderbilt?

Cathleen Vanderbilt was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cathleen Vanderbilt

· Wikidata: Q64757924

· DBpedia: Cathleen Vanderbilt

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