| Edward Howland Robinson Green | |
| Born | August 22, 1868 |
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| Died | June 8, 1936 (aged 67) |
| Spouse | Mabel E. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harlow |
| Parents | Hetty Green |
| Relatives | Hetty Sylvia Ann Howland Green Wilks, sister |
Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green (August 22, 1868 – June 8, 1936) also known as Colonel Green, was the son of miser Hetty Green, and the heir to her fortune of $150 million. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A miser is a person who is reluctant to spend Money, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green ( November 21, 1834 &ndash July 3, 1916) was an American Businesswoman
He married Mabel E. Harlow. [1]
He is known to philatelists for forming one of the great collections of postage stamps of the early 20th century, exceeded in size and value only by that of George V. Philately is the study and collecting of revenue and postage stamps A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services To numismatists, he is known for his extensive coin collection. Numismatics (numisma nomisma "coin" from the νομίζειν nomízein, "to use according to law" is the study or collection of Currency Most notably, he was one of the original owners of all five of the 1913 Liberty Head Nickels, known to exist.
References
- ^ "Green Grist", Time (magazine). Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Retrieved on 2008-06-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable "A surprise witness at the first session was tall, sharp-nosed, bespectacled Mrs. Harriet Sylvia Ann Howland Green Wilks, 66, whose right to her brother's fortune by terms of a will drawn nine years before his marriage has been challenged by Colonel Green's widow, redheaded Mabel E. Harlow Green, 66. Dressed completely in black as was the habit of her mother, Hetty Green, the "Witch of Wall Street. " rich old Mrs. Wilks sparred verbally with solemn-faced Lawyer Isaac A. Pennypacker, who questioned her on behalf of Widow Green. "
Further reading
- Barbara Fortin Bedell, Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green and the World He Created at Round Hill 2003
- Lewis, Arthur H. , The Day They Shook the Plum Tree. (New York: Harcourt Brace, 1963)
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