Edward Howland Robinson Green
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| Edward Howland Robinson Green | |
| Born | August 22, 1868 |
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| Died | June 8, 1936 (aged 67) |
| Spouse | Mabel E. Harlow |
| Parents | Hetty Green |
| Relatives | Hetty Sylvia Ann Howland Green Wilks, sister |
Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green (August 22, 1868 – June 8, 1936) also known as Colonel Green, was the son of miser Hetty Green, and the heir to her fortune of $150 million.
He married Mabel E. Harlow.[1]
He is known to philatelists for forming one of the great collections of postage stamps of the early 20th century, exceeded in size and value only by that of George V. To numismatists, he is known for his extensive coin collection. Most notably, he was one of the original owners of all five of the 1913 Liberty Head Nickels, known to exist.
[edit] References
- ^ "Green Grist", Time (magazine). Retrieved on 2008-06-08. "A surprise witness at the first session was tall, sharp-nosed, bespectacled Mrs. Harriet Sylvia Ann Howland Green Wilks, 66, whose right to her brother's fortune by terms of a will drawn nine years before his marriage has been challenged by Colonel Green's widow, redheaded Mabel E. Harlow Green, 66. Dressed completely in black as was the habit of her mother, Hetty Green, the "Witch of Wall Street." rich old Mrs. Wilks sparred verbally with solemn-faced Lawyer Isaac A. Pennypacker, who questioned her on behalf of Widow Green."
[edit] Further reading
- Barbara Fortin Bedell, Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green and the World He Created at Round Hill 2003
- Lewis, Arthur H., The Day They Shook the Plum Tree. (New York: Harcourt Brace, 1963)
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