The Wizard of Wall Street and His Wealth; or, The Life and Deeds of Jay GouldWhite, Trumbull
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The Wizard of Wall Street and His Wealth; or, The Life and Deeds of Jay Gould
White, Trumbull
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography; Gould, Jay, 1836-1892
It was in the winter of 1862 that Jay Gould married Miss Helen D.
Miller, the daughter of Daniel G. Miller, of the produce and grocery
firm of Lee, Dater & Miller. Miss Miller was then twenty-three years
old and lived with her parents at 33 East Seventeenth street, now the
site of the _Century_ building. The house was one of those old-time
mansions, few of which still exist in New York. In this house they
lived for several years and here, on February 6, 1864, the first child,
George Jay Gould, was born. Here also, Edwin, the second, was born
two years later. Helen Gould, the oldest daughter, was born in 1870.
Howard was born a year later. Their other children are Anna, who is now
fifteen, and Frank, who is still a young boy.
George Jay Gould, the eldest son, instead of going to college went
into business with his father, and has himself amassed a considerable
fortune. He lived with his father until his marriage to Miss Edith
Kingdon, once a member of the company at Daly’s theater, which took
place several years ago. He has three children, two boys, Kingdon and
Jay, and one little girl. After his marriage George bought the house,
No. 1 East Forty-seventh street, adjoining the rear of his father’s
home, from Amos Lawrence Hopkins. A passageway was built connecting the
house with the Fifth avenue mansion. George Jay Gould lived there until
about a month ago, when he moved to the house which he purchased from
Jacob H. Schiff, at Fifth avenue and Sixty-seventh street. Edwin Gould
then moved into the Forty-seventh street house. He is twenty-six years
old and a graduate of Columbia college in the class of ’88.
Edwin Gould, the second son, was married October 27, 1892, to Miss
Sarah Cantine Shrady, step-daughter of Dr. George F. Shrady, of No. 8
East Sixty-sixth street. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Robert
Collyer, at the house of the bride’s father. The presents received by
the young couple were very costly and numerous. Mr. Gould sent besides
the diamond pendant which the bride wore at the ceremony, 200 pieces
of silver in a fine oak chest. After a short wedding trip Mr. and Mrs.
Gould took up their residence at No. 1 East Forty-seventh street.
Edwin, though not so widely known as his brother, has an active
interest in many of his father’s enterprises. He is a director of the
Western Union Telegraph Company and of the Manhattan Elevated railroad.
He is very fond of athletic sports, and belongs to the New York
Athletic Club. He has been a member of Troop A, but resigned when he
was appointed Inspector of Rifle Practice.
Miss Helen Miller Gould is about twenty-three years old. She is an
active church-worker and a member of Dr. Paxton’s church. To her
interest in missionary work has often been attributed the minister’s
meeting at Mr. Gould’s house and the millionaire’s gift of $10,000 for
missions. Howard Gould is twenty-one years old, Anna is a schoolgirl,
and the youngest, Frank, is thirteen years old.
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