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Howard Gould
Howard Gould (June 8, 1871 – September 13, 1959) was an American financier and the son of Jay Gould.
Gould was born in Manhattan on June 8, 1871 to railroad financier Jay Gould (1836–1892) and Helen Day Miller (1838–1889). He was the fourth of six children among siblings George, Edwin, Helen, Anna and Frank.
His paternal grandparents were Mary (née More) Gould and John Burr Gould from Roxbury, New York. His maternal grandparents were Daniel Stratton Miller and Ann Kip (née Bailey) Miller, who were prominent members of New York society.
Gould was educated at Columbia College, where he matriculated with the class of 1894 but did not graduate, according to official records.
On February 24, 1898, Gould purchased a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and maintained an office at 195 Broadway in New York. By 1955, his seat was the second oldest on the Exchange and he maintained it until his death in 1959.
He served as a director of many railroad, telegraph and financial firms, including the Missouri Pacific Railway Co., Texas and Pacific Railway Co., Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway, Kansas City Northwestern Railroad Co., Western Union Telegraph Co., International and Great Northern Railroad Co., Manhattan Railway Co., St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Co., Rio Grande Southern Railroad Co., Rio Grande Western Railroad Co., St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co., Western Maryland Railway Co., American Pneumatic Service Co., New York Mail and Newspaper Transportation Co., and the Gold & Stock Telegraph Co.
Gould was a competitive yachtsman and owned several vessels.
In 1895, Gould commissioned a 65-foot (20 m) sloop named Niagara. The yacht was designed and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island. He won Lord Dunraven's challenge cup with Niagara.
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Howard Gould
Howard Gould (June 8, 1871 – September 13, 1959) was an American financier and the son of Jay Gould.
Gould was born in Manhattan on June 8, 1871 to railroad financier Jay Gould (1836–1892) and Helen Day Miller (1838–1889). He was the fourth of six children among siblings George, Edwin, Helen, Anna and Frank.
His paternal grandparents were Mary (née More) Gould and John Burr Gould from Roxbury, New York. His maternal grandparents were Daniel Stratton Miller and Ann Kip (née Bailey) Miller, who were prominent members of New York society.
Gould was educated at Columbia College, where he matriculated with the class of 1894 but did not graduate, according to official records.
On February 24, 1898, Gould purchased a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and maintained an office at 195 Broadway in New York. By 1955, his seat was the second oldest on the Exchange and he maintained it until his death in 1959.
He served as a director of many railroad, telegraph and financial firms, including the Missouri Pacific Railway Co., Texas and Pacific Railway Co., Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway, Kansas City Northwestern Railroad Co., Western Union Telegraph Co., International and Great Northern Railroad Co., Manhattan Railway Co., St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Co., Rio Grande Southern Railroad Co., Rio Grande Western Railroad Co., St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co., Western Maryland Railway Co., American Pneumatic Service Co., New York Mail and Newspaper Transportation Co., and the Gold & Stock Telegraph Co.
Gould was a competitive yachtsman and owned several vessels.
In 1895, Gould commissioned a 65-foot (20 m) sloop named Niagara. The yacht was designed and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island. He won Lord Dunraven's challenge cup with Niagara.