Cornelius Vanderbilt's Impact On Society

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“If I had learned education I would have not had time to learn anything else.” Which means basically he has no time for education. He lived it out by not going to school and working. Which he came successful and made millions. Cornelius Vanderbilt impacted society by being one of the biggest transportation people in the world.

Cornelius Vanderbilt was born in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, May 1794.
By 16 years he quit school and worked with his dad. His dad worked at a ferry and was transporting cargo. In the late 1820’s he started his own business. He became shrewd and aggressive in his business. His business grew rapidly. And in the 1850’s during the goldrush when there

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