| Goelet | |
|---|---|
| Current region | New York |
| Place of origin | La Rochelle, France |
| Connected families | Innes-Ker family Livingston family Del Ponte |
| Estate(s) | Glenmere mansion Ochre Court |
The Goelet family is an influential family from New York, of Huguenot origins, that owned significant real estate in New York City.
The Goelets are descended from a family of Huguenots from La Rochelle in France, who escaped to Amsterdam. [1] Francois Goelet, a widower with a ten-year-old son, Jacobus, arrived in New York in 1676. Returning to Amsterdam on business, he left the boy in the care of Frederick Philipse, but was apparently lost at sea. His son, John G. Goelet, married Jannetie Cannon, daughter of merchant Jan Cannon. [2]
Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster, known as Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1892 to 1910, was a British Conservative politician.
George Victor Robert John Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe was the son of Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe and Mary Goelet. He succeeded his father in 1932.
Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe was a Scottish peer and courtier.
James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe, became Duke of Roxburghe on the death of his father, James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe.
Hamilton Fish II was an American lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the New York State Assembly and a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Floors Castle, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe. Despite its name it is an estate house rather than a fortress. It was built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for Duke John, possibly incorporating an earlier tower house. In the 19th century it was embellished with turrets and battlements, designed by William Playfair, for The 6th Duke of Roxburghe. Floors has the common 18th-century layout of a main block with two symmetrical service wings. Floors Castle stands by the bank of the River Tweed and overlooks the Cheviot Hills to the south.
Mary "May" Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe was an American-born heiress and socialite who married into Scottish nobility.
The Kemble Building was an eight-story edifice located at 15–25 Whitehall Street between Bridge Street and Stone Street. It stood opposite the Custom House in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Owned by the Ogden Goelet Estate, the structure adjoined the seven-story New York Produce Exchange Building. At first employed as a cotton warehouse, it was used for office space beginning in 1882. Prior to the Kemble Building's erection, the site was occupied by the business of Hendrick Willemsen, a baker and bread inspector.
Robert Walton Goelet was an American 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.
Robert Goelet Jr. was an American heir, businessman and yachtsman from New York City during the Gilded Age.
Peter Goelet was a merchant and real estate entrepreneur of New York City.
Goelet is a surname, and may refer to:
Ogden Goelet was an American heir, businessman and yachtsman from New York City during the Gilded Age. With his wife, he built Ochre Court in Newport, Rhode Island, his son built Glenmere mansion, and his daughter, Mary Goelet, married Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe.
Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck was an American born member of the Livingston family who married a British Member of Parliament from the Cavendish-Bentinck family and was a prominent member of New York Society during the Gilded Age.
Mary Rita Goelet, known as May Goelet, was an American socialite and member of a family known as "the marrying Wilsons".
George Goelet Kip was a New York lawyer, heir and member of the Goelet family during the Gilded Age.
Robert Wilson Goelet was an American social leader, banker, and real estate developer who built Glenmere mansion.
Robert Goelet Sr. was an American businessman and co-founder of the Chemical Bank of New York.
Robert Livingston Pell was an American landowner and descendant of several prominent colonial families of New York.
Peter P. Goelet, was an American merchant and real estate investor.
