Complex sentence: Robert Hale Ives Goddard (1837-1916) was a prominent banker, industrialist, U.S. Army officer, state senator and philanthropist born in Providence, Rhode Island on 21 September 1837 to William Giles Goddard and Charlotte Rhoda Ives Goddard.
Split into simpler sentences: Robert Hale Ives Goddard (1837-1916) was a prominent banker, industrialist, U.S. Army officer, state senator and philanthropist. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island on September 21,1837 to William Giles Goddard and Charlotte Rhoda Ives Goddard.