Background
He was born on December 4, 1877 to Jay Gould and Helen Day Miller (1838–1889).
He was born on December 4, 1877 to Jay Gould and Helen Day Miller (1838–1889).
New York University.
He was the owner of French Riviera casinos and hotels. They divorced in 1908. Jealousy on the part of Mr.
Gould, due, it is said, to the homage paid Mistress
Gould, who is a beautiful woman, by other mentor"
Edith was the sister of Hetty Kelly, who was Charlie Chaplin"s first true love. Gould"s third wife was Florence Louisiana Caze (1895–1983).
Together they collected impressionist artwork.,
In 1909, he founded the "Virginia Railway and Power Company" in Richmond, Virginia. The company would be renamed "Virginia Electric and Power Company", and known widely by its acronym (VEPCO) in 1925.
The company became "Virginia Power" in the 1980s and operates today under the name Dominion Resources, serving Virginia, North Carolina with electric power and half a dozen other Middle Atlantic states providing natural gas services.
He moved to France and developed several casinos and hotels at the French Riviera. He made a great contribution in the development of multiple spa towns like Granville, Bagnoles-de-l"Orne and Juan-les-Pins. In 1926 he opened the famous Hotel "Le Provençal" in Juan-les-Pins.
He died on April 1, 1956 in Juan-les-Pins.
The history of his investments in France is described in the documentary film "Hotel Provencal" (2000), by German filmmaker Lutz Hachmeister.