“I smoke four-cent cigars and I like them. If I were to smoke better ones, I might lose my taste for the cheap ones that I now find quite satisfactory.”
—EDWARD ROBINSON, father of Hetty Green, the Queen of Wall Street
Edward Mott Robinson was the father of Hetty Green. He was born in 1800 and died in 1865. He was a successful whaling agent, oil manufacturer, and Quaker from New Bedford, Massachusetts. His wife, Abby Howland Robinson, was also from a wealthy whaling family. Hetty Green, born Henrietta Howland Robinson, inherited a fortune from her father and became known as “The Witch of Wall Street” or “The Queen of Wall Street” for her financial success.
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