Name Robert Goelet Uncles Ogden Goelet Grandparents Robert Goelet | Parents Robert Goelet | |
Born March 19, 1880 New York, New York Occupation Financier, real estate developer Died May 2, 1941, Fifth Avenue, United States | ||
Robert Walton Goelet (March 19, 1880 – May 2, 1941) was a financier and real estate developer in New York City. He was one of the largest property owners in the city by the time of his death.
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Early life
Robert Walton Goelet was born on March 19, 1880. His father, Robert Goelet (1841–1899), was a prominent landlord in New York. His mother was Henrietta Louise Warren. His uncle, Ogden Goelet, was the builder of Ochre Court and his first cousin, Robert Wilson Goelet, was the original owner of Glenmere mansion.
Life and career
Upon the death of his mother in 1915, he inherited a fortune estimated to be $40 million.
He was a sportsman and the leader of the city's old-money social set. He was a member of the Jekyll Island Club on Jekyll Island, Georgia.
Real estate
In 1908, he purchased the Sandricourt estate on the outskirts of Paris and spent much time there. His vast real estate holdings in New York included the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Personal life
In 1920, he became engaged to Anne Marie Guestier (1899-1988) and later married her. Together, they had:
She received the French Legion of Honor for aiding French-American wives during the Second World War and for providing medical services to inhabitants in the vicinity of Sandricourt, the Goelet family estate outside Paris, after it was liberated in August 1944.
Death
On May 2, 1941, Goelet died of a heart attack, aged 61, in his brownstone on Fifth Avenue at 48th Street.