Robert Walton Goelet
| Robert Walton Goelet | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1880 |
| Died |
May 2, 1941 (aged 61) Fifth Avenue |
| Parents | Robert Goelet |
Robert Walton Goelet (March 19, 1880 - May 2, 1941) was a financier and real estate developer in New York City, who, at the time of his death, was one of the largest property owners in the city. (Not to be confused with his first cousin, Robert Wilson Goelet, who was the original owner of Glenmere mansion.[1]) As the son of Robert Goelet and Henrietta Louise Warren, he was born into one of the oldest and wealthiest families in New York City. A sportsman and the leader of the city's old-money social set, he died of a heart attack on May 2, 1941, aged 61, in his brownstone on Fifth Avenue at 48th Street, one of the few private residences left in that area. He was a member of the Jekyll Island Club on Jekyll Island, Georgia aka The Millionaires Club. [2][3]
References
- ↑ "Chester Mansion Restored to Glory. A Battle over Frogs". Times Herald-Record. February 7, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-26. "Built by real-estate magnate Robert Goelet, whose family helped found Chemical Bank, the building had been reincarnated as an upscale hotel that ran aground in the 1960s and as a wedding banquet hall that was shuttered in 2007, among other efforts."
- ↑ "Robert W. Goelet Dies In Home At 61. Corporation Director, Owner of Large Realty Holdings Here, Succumbs to Heart Attack. He Inherited $60,000,000. Sportsman, a Leader in Social Circles in Newport and New York, Kin of Early Settlers". New York Times. May 3, 1941. Retrieved 2010-07-26. "Robert Walton Goelet of New York and Newport, R. I., a member of one of New York's oldest and wealthiest families, died of a heart attack yesterday at his ..."
- ↑ "Death Claims Robert Goelet Financier, 61. Outstanding Business Executive Was One of Largest Property Owners in New York City". Associated Press in the Hartford Courant. May 3, 1941. Retrieved 2010-07-26. "Robert Walton Goelet, 61, of New York and Newport, R. I., a financier and one of New York's largest property owners, died today in his old brownstone house at 48th Street and Fifth Avenue, one of the few remaining private residences on the..."