Hetty GREEN

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Industrialist, Businessman

AmericanBorn Henrietta Howland ROBINSON

American businesswoman and financier known as "the richest woman in America" during the Gilded Age

Born on November 21, 1834 in New Bedford, Massachusetts , United States

Died on July 3, 1916 in New York City, New York , United States

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She was born Henrietta Howland Robinson in 1834 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edward Mott Robinson and Abby Robinson (née Howland), the richest whaling family in the city. Her family members were Quakers who owned a large whaling fleet and also profited from the China trade. She had a younger brother who died as an infant. At the age of two, Hetty was living with her grandfather, Gideon Howland. Because of his influence and that of her father, and possibly because her mother was constantly ill, she took to her father's side and was reading financial papers to him by the age of six. When she was 13, Hetty became the family bookkeeper. At the age of 16, she enrolled at the Eliza Wing School where she remained until the age of 19.



Abby Robinson died in 1860 leaving her daughter $8,000 (equivalent to $218,000 in 2017). Shortly after her mother's death, an aunt bequeathed Hetty $20,000 (equivalent to $545,000 in 2017). Edward Robinson died in 1865 leaving Hetty approximately $5 million (equivalent to $79,935,000 in 2017) which included a $4 million trust fund that drew annual earnings. She used the money to invest in Civil War war bonds.

...   She was born Henrietta Howland Robinson in 1834 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edward Mott Robinson and Abby Robinson (née Howland), the richest whaling family in the city. Her family members were Quakers who owned a large whaling fleet and also profited from the China trade. She had a younger brother who died as an infant. At the age of two, Hetty was living with her grandfather, Gideon Howland. Because of his influence and that of her father, and possibly because her mother was constantly ill, she took to her father's side and was reading financial papers to him by the age of six. When she was 13, Hetty became the family bookkeeper. At the age of 16, she enrolled at the Eliza Wing School where she remained until the age of 19.



Abby Robinson died in 1860 leaving her daughter $8,000 (equivalent to $218,000 in 2017). Shortly after her mother's death, an aunt bequeathed Hetty $20,000 (equivalent to $545,000 in 2017). Edward Robinson died in 1865 leaving Hetty approximately $5 million (equivalent to $79,935,000 in 2017) which included a $4 million trust fund that drew annual earnings. She used the money to invest in Civil War war bonds.



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