Boston’s Esteemed Cabot Family Embroiled in Divorce Drama
Boston, MA – A high-profile divorce is casting a spotlight on the storied Cabot family, one of Boston’s most prominent and historically wealthy “Brahmin” clans. The alleged jilted husband,a sixth-generation descendant of the family’s rum empire,is reportedly leveraging his family’s deep roots and considerable fortune in the ongoing legal proceedings.
The Cabot family’s legacy, stretching back ten generations in New England, is built on a foundation of diverse business ventures, notably their long-standing rum brand, established by the original Andrew Cabot.A 1972 New York Times profile estimated the family’s fortune at $200 million, a sum that would equate to approximately $15.4 billion in 2025, underscoring the immense wealth accumulated over centuries.
kristin Cabot, the wife in the current divorce, was an HR executive who married into the influential Boston family. Her LinkedIn profile, now deleted, indicated her involvement with Privateer Rum as an advisory board member since september 2020. Property records reveal the couple purchased a $2.2 million home on the New Hampshire coast earlier this year. This is reportedly at least the second marriage for both Kristin and Andrew Cabot, with Kristin’s previous divorce finalized in 2022.The Cabot family’s historical importance in Boston is so profound that they are famously associated with the phrase, “The Cabots speak only to God.” This sentiment is captured in a local poem: “And this is good old Boston/ The home of the bean and the cod/ Where the Lowells talk only to Cabots/ And the Cabots talk only to God.”
The family’s initial wealth was amassed by patriarch Samuel Cabot, who married eliza Perkins, the daughter of a prosperous merchant trader. Their fortune was substantially derived from “carbon black,” a key component in tire manufacturing,a business that solidified their economic power. Historically, the Cabots were also involved in seafaring and merchant activities, including participation in the slave and opium trades during the early 19th century.Over the years, the cabot family has contributed to New England’s educational landscape, with donations made to institutions such as Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Norwich University, and the Perkins School for the Blind. A notable quote attributed to heir Francis Cabot reflects a perceived family characteristic: “interested in two things – one is marrying rich women and the other is group singing.” Photos of Kristin Cabot appearing happy with her family were reportedly shared on her social media accounts following the emergence of the divorce scandal.
