George Henry Warren

George Henry Warren (November 18, 1823 – April 8, 1892)[1] was an American lawyer who co-founded the New York Metropolitan Opera.

His paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother were siblings, both descendants of John Bouton, a Huguenot who came to Boston in 1635.

[1] After graduation, Warren relocated to New York City and was engaged in the practice of law and in financial operations there.

[5] Together, they were the parents of nine children, including: Warren died on April 8, 1892, at 520 Fifth Avenue, his home in Manhattan.

[16][17] Through his daughter Harriette, he was the grandfather of Robert Walton Goelet (1880–1941), a financier and real estate developer.