children, two who survived him: Nellie Bliss (b. 1861), who died young. Lizzie Plummer Bliss (1864–1931), one of the founders of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. George Bliss, who died young. Cornelius Newton Bliss Jr. (1875–1949), a prominent financier who married Zaidee Cobb (1881-1966). He was also a member of the famous Jekyll Island Club (aka The Millionaires Club) on Jekyll Island, Georgia. Bliss' health began to fail in 1910. He spent the summer of 1911 at his country home in Rumson, New Jersey, accompanied by his physician Arthur W. Bingham, but returned to New York City in September due to his frailty. He spent the last two weeks of his life at his residence at 29 East 37th Street before succumbing to heart disease at 7 pm on October 9, 1911. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York. Legacy Cornelius Bliss was a collector of fine art. He owned works by Arthur Bowen Davies, along with Claude Monet's The Manneporte near Étretat, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. References Notes Sources External links Cornelius Newton Bliss note to J.C. Green, 1898 1833 births 1911 deaths Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) United States Secretaries of the Interior Politicians from Fall River, Massachusetts McKinley administration cabinet members Massachusetts Republicans New York (state) Republicans 19th-century American politicians