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Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (née Goelet; October 6, 1878 – April 26, 1937) was an American-born heiress and socialite who married into Scottish nobility.
Mary Goelet. Mary Goelet, duchessa di Roxburghe (New York, 6 ottobre 1878 – Londra, 26 aprile 1937), era una socialista ed ereditiera americana.
4 mar 2022 · La storia di Mary Goelet, duchessa di Roxburghe, l’ereditiera americana che sposò un duca inglese: e vissero per sempre felici e contenti.
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May was born on December 12, 1855, in Loudon, Tennessee. She was the oldest surviving child born to Richard Thornton Wilson and Melissa Clementine (née Johnston) Wilson. Her father, who has been referred to as a "war profiteer" for his actions during and following the Civil War, moved the family north after the War and became a prominent New York b...
In 1892, May and Ogden were included in Ward McAllister's Four Hundred, purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times. Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom. May was known as one of the viceregal leaders of the Ultra-fashionable 150, among Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Ogden ...
In 1877, May married Ogden Goelet (1846–1897). Ogden was the son of Sarah (née Ogden) Goelet and Robert Goelet, both of whom were from prominent New York families and among the wealthiest in America due to their vast real estate holdings. Ogden and his older brother Robert (himself the father of Robert Walton Goelet) were real estate developer who ...
Guide to the Goelet Family Papers at Salve Regina University.29 nov 2016 · Mary “May” Wilson Goelet (1855-1929). Born in Tennessee, she came to New York after the civil war and married Ogden Goelet, a real-estate millionaire who split his time between New York and Newport.
Image from Wikimedia Commons. A Very Wealthy Woman. Dubbed as the wealthiest New York heiress at the time of her wedding, the Duchess of Roxburghe is one of the two children of the late Ogden Goelet, whose real-estate fortune was valued at $25 million. She herself possessed a fortune of $5 million.
6 ago 2021 · But it was reality for Ogden and Mary Goelet. An American heir, businessman and competitive yachtsman, Ogden (1851-1897) lived his best life in New York City. He married Mary in 1878, and the socialite couple owned New York City townhouse as well as a French villa.
