Edwin Gould Explained
Edwin Gould Sr. (February 26, 1866 – July 12, 1933) was an American railway official, investor and member of the wealthy Gould family.
Early life
Gould was born in Manhattan, New York City, to railroad financier Jay Gould on February 26, 1866. Time magazine writes on July 24, 1933:
He studied at Columbia University and was a member of the class of 1888 in the Columbia School of Mines. In 1896, he donated $18,000 to fund the crew team's boathouse, which is still named in his honor.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Career
From 1917 to 1918, during World War I, he served with Squadron A, New York National Guard. In 1918, he was major of ordnance in the First Brigade of the New York Guard. He was chosen a captain in the 71st Regiment of the New York State Guard.
He served as secretary of the St. Louis, Arkansas, and Texas Railway until it was reorganized as the St. Louis Southwestern Railway and later served as vice-president and president of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway. He organized the Continental Match Company in 1894 (consolidated with the Diamond Match Company in 1899). He was president of the Bowling Green Trust Company and vice-president of the American Writing Paper Company and president of the Five Boroughs Realty Company. He also served as a director of many railroad and other corporations before his retirement in 1926.
Personal life
For many years, Gould lived in Dobbs Ferry, on a huge estate, Agawam, that sat along the Hudson River. Gould was a generous benefactor to the small village, and one of his contributions, Gould Park, remains an important recreational site for village residents.[5] He was also a very active member of the Jekyll Island Club on Jekyll Island, Georgia, along with J.P. Morgan and William Rockefeller among others.[6] In 1900, Gould purchased the former cottage of David H. King Jr., "a single-storied, Italian Renaissance house surrounding a central courtyard, complete with a swimming pool fed by an artesian well."[7]
On October 26, 1892, Gould married Sarah Cantine Shrady (–1951), the only daughter of George F. Shrady of New York.[8] [9] [10] Together, they had two sons:
- Edwin Gould Jr. (1894–1917), who died from a hunting accident at the Jekyll Island Club on Jekyll Island, Georgia in 1917.[11] [12]
- Frank Miller Gould (–1945), who married Florence Amelia Bacon in 1924. They divorced in Reno in 1944 and Frank remarried to Helen Dolores (Roosen) Curran at Macon, Georgia, on June 7, 1944, shortly before his death in 1945.[13]
Gould died on July 12, 1933. After his dinner he complained of not feeling well, and died after midnight in his bed, at his estate Highwood in Oyster Bay Cove, New York.[14] He was buried in the family mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery. Upon his death, his widow reportedly inherited $10 million.
Descendants
Through his son Frank, he was a grandfather of Marianne Gould (1926–1957),[15] who married (and later divorced) Lt. John W. McDonough,[16] and New York real estate investor Edwin Jay Gould (1932–1993).[17]
Notes and References
- Book: Columbia University Bulletin. 1890. Columbia University. New York City. 20. en.
- Web site: Facilities. Columbia University Athletics. en. May 25, 2020.
- News: August 31, 1927. Historic Boathouse Burned As Throngs Watch On Riverside; Fire, Visible for Miles, Destroys Building Given to Columbia by Edwin Gould in 1896. Palisades a Vantage Point Thousands There and in Homes on Drive Watch Spectacle as in a Colossal Stadium. Traffic Held Up for Hours Firemen Have Hard Battle to Reach Flames at Hudson -- Run Hose From Street as Fireboat Fails. Historic Boathouse On Riverside Burns. The New York Times. May 25, 2020. 0362-4331.
- Book: Matthews, Brander. A History of Columbia University, 1754-1904. 1904. Columbia University Press, The Macmillan Company, agents. New York City. 174. en.
- https://www.villagehistorian.org/NotableQuotes.htm Village Historian
- Book: McCash . June Hall . The Jekyll Island Cottage Colony . 1998 . . 978-0-8203-1928-5 . 158 . 8 June 2023 . en.
- Web site: Chichota Courtyard Rehabilitation . www.jekyllislandfoundation.org . . 9 June 2023 . 24 September 2021.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015215/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,753859,00.html "Gould"
- "Mrs. Edwin Gould Dies in Hospital; Widow of Financier's Son Was Daughter of Surgeon Who Attended President Grant". The New York Times. October 15, 1951.
- News: Miss Sarah Cantine Shrady, only daughter of Mrs. George F. Shrady of 8 East Sixty-sixth Street, was married last evening to Edwin Gould, second son of Jay Gould . Edwin Gould is Married . The New York Times . October 27, 1892 . July 12, 2010 .
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101122135227/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,745814,00.html "Sublimed Gould"
- News: The New York Times . February 26, 1917 . Edwin Gould Jr. Killed on Hunt with Own Gun; Was Clubbing 'Coon Caught in Trap When Trigger Caught, Firing the Weapon. Shot Severed Artery . Young Hunter Died Before His Sole Companion on Lonely Island Could Give Aid. Father is Bringing Body. Mother Prostrated at News of Tragedy, Which Occurred Near Jekyll Island. Left the Body and Called Help. Followed a Local Custom. Mother Prostrated by the News. Edwin Gould Jr. Killed on Hunt. Had Chosen a Business Career. Brunswick, Georgia, February 25, 1917. Edwin Gould Jr., 23 years old, who was staying at his father's Winter home on Jekyll Island, was killed last night by the discharge of a shotgun in his hands while he was trying to kill a racoon found in a trap he had set..
- News: . January 14, 1945 . Frank M. Gould, 45 Dies at Oyster Bay; Son of Edwin and Grandson of Jay Was Rail Executive. Owned Prize Horses . Oyster Bay, Long Island
- January 13, 1945. Frank Miller Gould, only surviving son of the late Edwin Gould and a grandson of Jay Gould, financier and railroad builder, died at his home here today after a long illness. He would have been 46 years old on February 6.
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- News: Edwin Gould Dies Suddenly at 67. Son of Railroad Financier and Builder Was Noted for Benefactions to Children. Left School of Finance. Made $1,000,000 Profit Operating Alone in Wall Street Before Father Forgave Him. . Edwin Gould, second son of the late Jay Gould, financier and railroad builder, died suddenly of a heart attack shortly after . The New York Times . July 13, 1933 . August 6, 2008 .
- News: MRS. M'DONOUGH DIES; Great-Granddaughter of Jay Gould Succumbs at 31 . 9 June 2023 . . 22 January 1957.
- News: Berns . David . MARIANNE GOULD BECOMES A BRIDE; PRINCIPALS IN WEDDINGS YESTERDAY . 9 June 2023 . . 7 March 1945.
- News: Edwin J. Gould, 61, Real Estate Investor In Manhattan, Dies . . Bruce . Lambert . March 26, 1993.
