Edward H. R. Green

Edward H. R. Green
Born(1868-08-22)August 22, 1868
Langham Hotel, London, England
DiedJune 8, 1936(1936-06-08) (aged 67)
Lake Placid, New York, U.S.
EducationFordham College
OccupationsBusinessman, politician
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMabel E. Harlow
MotherHetty Green
RelativesHarriet Sylvia Ann Howland Green Wilks (sister)
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Edward Howland Robinson Green (August 22, 1868 – June 8, 1936), also known as Colonel Green, was an American businessman and philanthropist, the only son of financier Hetty Green (the "Witch of Wall Street").

At his mother's behest, Green oversaw a turnaround of the Texas Midland Railroad. After his mother's death in 1916 and his inheritance of half her fortune, Green became one of the country's wealthiest citizens. He built the Round Hill estate on Massachusetts' Buzzards Bay. From his coastal residence, he hosted an early radio broadcaster and funded radio signal research, flight tests, and high-voltage experiments of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Green was also noted for his stamp and coin collections.

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