William Trist Bailey  (d. 1910 ) Summit 41

 William Trist Bailey was a real estate mogul who was so wealthy at one time owned his own private island called Sloop Bar Hassock in Jamaica Bay. He was one of the largest real estate owners in the Bayswater section of Far Rockaway which he purchased in 1878. He also had many real estate holdings on Long Island and Islip. He built the Bayswater Hotel which bankrupted him in 1905. He had his share of lawsuits, including one with Princess Dolores Radziwell and William Waldorf Astor. His wife Hannah, sued him for $50,000 in 1888, claiming  she loaned him the money to purchase the large hotel. They were separated for many years. Bailey was rumored to be related to Field Marshall Lord Roberts, a hero from the Boer War in 1900. He died in February of 1910. His gravesite is one of a kind, with the grave being built into the sloping hill. It was recently restored.