Howard Gould facts for kids
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Howard Gould
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Gould, as featured in Notable New Yorkers, 1899
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| Born | June 8, 1871 |
| Died | September 13, 1959 (aged 88) Doctors Hospital
Manhattan, New York City |
| Education | Columbia College |
| Spouse(s) |
Katherine Clemmons
(m. 1898; div. 1909)Grete Mosheim
(m. 1937; div. 1947) |
| Partner(s) | Odette Tyler (1894) |
| Parent(s) | Jay Gould Helen Day Miller |
Howard Gould (born June 8, 1871 – died September 13, 1959) was an American businessman who managed money and investments. He was the son of Jay Gould, a very famous railroad owner.
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Early Life and Education
Howard Gould was born in Manhattan, New York City, on June 8, 1871. His father was Jay Gould, who was known for building railroads. His mother was Helen Day Miller. Howard was one of six children in his family.
His grandparents on his father's side were Mary More Gould and John Burr Gould. They lived in Roxbury, New York. His grandparents on his mother's side were Daniel Stratton Miller and Ann Kip Miller. They were important people in New York society.
Howard Gould went to Columbia College. He started there in 1894 but did not finish his degree.
Business Career
On February 24, 1898, Howard Gould bought a "seat" on the New York Stock Exchange. This meant he could trade stocks there. His office was at 195 Broadway in New York.
He kept his seat on the Stock Exchange until he died in 1959. By 1955, his seat was the second oldest one there.
Howard Gould also helped lead many railroad, telegraph, and money-related companies. Some of these included the Missouri Pacific Railway Co. and Western Union Telegraph Co..
Love for Yachting
Howard Gould loved sailing and owned several large boats. He even raced them.
The Sailing Yacht Niagara
In 1895, Gould had a 65-foot-long sloop built. A sloop is a type of sailboat. He named it Niagara. The famous Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island, designed and built this yacht. Howard Gould won a special sailing competition called the America's Cup with his Niagara.
The Steam Yacht Niagara
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Gould also owned a large steam yacht that he also called Niagara. This boat was built in 1898 in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1912, he added a special organ called a Welte Philharmonic Organ to the ship.
During World War I, the U.S. Navy bought this yacht on August 10, 1917. They turned it into an armed patrol boat. It started serving the Navy on April 16, 1918.
The Yacht Vamoose
In 1901, Howard Gould bought another well-known steam yacht called Vamoose. This yacht was built in 1891 for William Randolph Hearst, a famous newspaper owner. The Vamoose was well-known for its speed and for winning races around New York City in the early 1890s.
Personal Life
In 1894, Howard Gould was going to marry an actress named Odette Tyler. However, both of their families did not agree, so they broke off the engagement.
On October 12, 1898, he married Katherine Clemmons (1874–1930). She was an actress whose career was supported by William F. Cody. Katherine filed for divorce in 1907, and it was finalized in 1909. Howard Gould had to pay her $36,000 each year. This was a very large amount of money for that time. Katherine Clemmons died in 1930.
In 1937, he married actress Grete Mosheim in London. They divorced in 1947.
Howard Gould passed away at Doctors Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, on September 13, 1959. He was 88 years old. He was the last of his parents' children to pass away. He was buried in the Gould family tomb at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx.
His Home: Hempstead House
In 1901, Howard Gould bought land in Sands Point to build a new home for his wife, Katherine Clemmons. Even after they separated in 1909, he kept building the large estate. He hired architects Hunt & Hunt to design an English Tudor style mansion.
This huge house, called Hempstead House, had 40 rooms. It was one of the most fancy homes on the Gold Coast of Long Island. The house was 225 feet long and 125 feet wide, with an 80-foot-tall tower. The first two floors covered more than 1.5 acres. Hempstead House was made to look exactly like Kilkenny Castle in Ireland.
Howard Gould moved to Europe in 1917. He sold the estate to Daniel Guggenheim and his family. The estate had cost Gould over $1 million to build, but he sold it for $600,000, including the furniture.
In 1971, Nassau County took over 128 acres of the estate. They turned it into a nature preserve. The mansion itself later had a $10 million renovation.
