Robert Kermit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Kermit

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1794

Place of Birth: New York, United States

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1855

Profession: businessperson

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Robert Kermit (September 4, 1794 in New York City – March 13, 1855 in New York City) was an American shipowner and owner of the Red Star Line (also called the Kermit Line). Kermit was the son of Captain Henry Kermit and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Kermit.
His father had been master of the brig Morning Star (which traded to the West Indies) for many years.Robert Kermit gained a mercantile training in the shipping house of William Codman.
With his brother Henry – a skilled bookkeeper – he went into business in 1817 at 84 Greenwich Street in New York.
They purchased the ship Aurora to run in the Liverpool packet trade.
In 1827, following the death of his brother, Kermit carried on business as an agent for packet ships to and from Liverpool.
Within a few years he rapidly increased the number of his ships and soon became one of the largest ship-owners in the country.On December 4, 1832, Kermit married Ann Eliza Carow, eldest daughter of his business partner Isaac Quentin Carow and Eliza Mowatt.