Robert Goelet

Robert Goelet Jr. (September 29, 1841 – April 27, 1899) was an American heir, businessman and yachtsman from New York City during the Gilded Age. Early life Goelet was born on September 29, 1841, in Manhattan, New York City, to Sarah Ogden (1809–1888) and Robert Goelet (1809–1879). He had a younger brother, Ogden Goelet, who married society leader Mary Rita Wilson and built Ochre Court in Newport, Rhode Island. Through his brother, he was the uncle of Mary Goelet, who married Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe and real estate developer Robert Wilson Goelet. His parents resided at 5 State Street, overlooking the Battery in Manhattan. His father was a prominent landlord in New York, as was his uncle, Peter Goelet, who was named after his great-grandfather, Peter Goelet. His grandfather was the merchant and landowner Peter P. Goelet. Career