Ogden Goelet

Ogden Goelet
Born	June 11, 1851 New York, New York
Died	August 27, 1897 (aged 46) Cowes, Isle of Wight
Occupation	Real estate developer
Spouse(s)	Mary Wilson (m. 1878; his death 1897)
Children	Mary Goelet Robert Goelet II
Parent(s)	Robert Goelet Sarah Ogden
Relatives	See Goelet family

Ogden Goelet (June 11, 1851 New York City – August 27, 1897 Cowes, Isle of Wight) was an American heir, businessman and yachtsman from New York City during the Gilded Age. With his wife, he built Ochre Court in Newport, Rhode Island, his son built Glenmere mansion, and his daughter, Mary Goelet, married Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe.

Ogden Goelet was born on September 29, 1851 in Manhattan, New York City to Sarah Ogden (1809–1888) and Robert Goelet (1809–1879). His father, Robert, was a prominent landlord in New York, as was his uncle, Peter Goblet, who was named after Peter Goelet (1727–1811), Ogden's great-grandfather. His parents resided at 5 State Street, overlooking the Battery in Manhattan.

His elder brother was real estate developer Robert Goelet (1841–1899) and his nephew was Robert Walton Goelet (1880–1941). His paternal aunt, Hannah Green Goelet (1804–1845), married Thomas Russell Gerry (1794–1848), the son U.S. Vice President Elbridge Gerry. His first cousin was Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837–1927).

Along with his brother, he managed the real estate of his father, Robert Goelet, and his uncle Peter Goelet, who both died in 1879. After his father and uncles deaths, he inherited almost half their fortune, along with his brother. In New York, he was one of the stockholders of the Metropolitan Opera House, holding Box No. 1.

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