Hetty Howland Robinson Green v. William W. Crapo, 1902

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Hetty Howland Robinson Green v. William W. Crapo, 1902

1902

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Green, Hetty Howland Robinson, 1835-1916

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Hetty Green (born Henrietta Howland Robinson, November 21, 1834, New Bedford, Massachusetts - July 3, 1916, New York, New York) was nicknamed the Witch of Wall Street. As an an American businesswoman and financier, Green was known for her wealth and as a miser. She was born to a very wealthy family who owned a large whaling fleet. When her father and aunt both died in 1865 she inherited approximately $8 million. In 1867 she married Edward Henry Green, a member of a wealthy Vermont family. She ma...