Avery Rockefeller
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Avery Rockefeller | |
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| Born | (1903-09-11)September 11, 1903 |
| Died | May 22, 1986(1986-05-22) (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Spouse |
Anna Griffith Mark (m. 1923) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Percy Avery Rockefeller |
| Relatives | See Rockefeller family |
Avery Rockefeller (September 11, 1903 – May 22, 1986) was an American investment banker and conservationist who was a member of the Rockefeller family.[1]
Rockefeller was born on September 11, 1903, to Percy Avery Rockefeller and Isabel Goodrich Stillman.[2] His paternal grandparents were William Avery Rockefeller Jr. and Almira Geraldine Goodsell. His maternal grandfather was James Jewett Stillman (1850–1918), the chairman of the board of directors of the National City Bank.[3] His father's brother, William Goodsell Rockefeller (1870–1922), married his mother's sister, Elsie Stillman (1872–1935).[4]
He attended Yale University, graduating in 1926.[1]
Career
In 1928, Rockefeller joined the storied J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation and became Assistant Treasurer in 1931.
On July 8, 1936, Rockefeller co-founded Schroder, Rockefeller & Co., Inc.[5] Its purpose was to take over the underwriting and general securities business formerly carried out by the J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation. The firm had a capital of $3,000,000.[5] Its first President, Carlton P. Fuller, was former vice president of the J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation. The original stock holders were Rockfeller, Fuller, Gerald E. Donovan, John. L. Simpson, Frederick B. Adams and the J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation itself.[6] He served as vice president and later president of Schroder, Rockefeller & Co.[7]
In 1961, James E. Madden was appointed as president and Avery Rockefeller was appointed as chairman of the board. Rockefeller retired in 1967 and the company was merged into the J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation.[8][9][10]
In 1950, he was elected a director of J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation,[11] and served until 1970.[12] He was also a director of the Air Reduction Company, the J. Henry Schroder Bank & Trust Company.[11]
Philanthropy
Rockefeller founded the Wild Wings Foundation, a conservation organization with projects in Belize and the Adirondacks.[1]
Personal life
On September 20, 1923, Rockefeller secretly married Anna Griffith Mark (1906–1996), whose father was steel manufacturer Clayton Mark (1858–1936).[13] Following the marriage, the newlyweds eloped, planning to complete their education before telling their parents. However, the arrival of their first child in 1924 forced them to reveal the marriage.[14] By his wife Anna he had three children:
- Avery Rockefeller Jr. (1924–1979),[15][16] who married Lucia Peavy Ewing, daughter of Sherman Ewing, in 1948.[17]
- Ann Rockefeller (b. 1926 – d. 2023),[18] who married Edward Scales Elliman (1923–2009),[19] son of Douglas Elliman, president of the same real estate company.[20][21][22]
- Joan Rockefeller (1931–1992), who married David Hunter McAlpin Jr. (1928–2022), a minister,[23] in 1953.[24][25][26]
Avery, like his father, had a large collection of jewelry and valuable items. In 1935, Avery's home was looted of jewelry, only a few years after his father's house had been looted.
Rockefeller died of a heart attack at his home in Overhills, North Carolina on May 22, 1986.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "AVERY ROCKEFELLER, INVESTMENT BANKER AND CONSERVATIONIST". The New York Times. May 23, 1986. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Leaves Millions. Percy Rockefeller, Nephew of John Passes". Associated Press. September 26, 1934. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
Percy Avery Rockefeller was born in New York February 1878 which was some time after the migration of his parents, William and Almira Goodsell Rockefeller,.....
- ↑ "James Stillman, Head Of City Bank, Dies Suddenly". The New York Times. March 16, 1918. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
James Stillman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National City Bank, the Presidency of which he resigned in 1908, when he was succeeded by Frank A. Vanderlip, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at 5:30 O'clock at his home, 9 East Seventy-second Street. ...
- ↑ Stillman, Times Wide World Photo mrs James A. (June 6, 1931). "MRS. J.A. STILLMAN GETS DIVORCE, WEDS FOWLER M'CORMICK; PRINCIPALS IN SURPRISE WEDDING". The New York Times. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- 1 2 "Schroder Rockefeller Formed". The New York Times. July 14, 1936. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "ROCKEFELLER KIN IN BANKING FIELD; Avery, Grandson of William Rockefeller, a Founder of New Investment Concern. A PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDER Schroder, Rockefeller & Co., Inc., Will Do Underwriting and Securities Business". The New York Times. July 9, 1936. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "FROEDTERT GRAIN PLANNING MERGER; Schroder Rockefeller Seeks to Bring Concern Together With Rockwood & Co". The New York Times. January 22, 1947. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Schroder, Rockefeller Elects". The New York Times. April 26, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "New Chairman Named By Schroder Banking". The New York Times. July 8, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "International Holdings Elects New President". The New York Times. December 22, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- 1 2 "Schroder Elects Rockefeller". The New York Times. December 13, 1950. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Job Changes". The New York Times. July 26, 1970. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2011). Marktown: Clayton Mark's Planned Worker Community in Northwest Indiana. South Shore Journal, 4. "South Shore Journal – Marktown: Clayton Mark's Planned Worker Community in Northwest Indiana". Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "AVERY ROCKEFELLER SECRETLY WEDDED; Grandnephew of John D. and Miss Anna Mark of Chicago Wed Over Year Ago". The New York Times. December 9, 1924. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "AVERY ROCKEFELLER AND WIFE IN FRANCE; London Paper Says They and Baby Son Left England a Week Ago After Sightseeing". The New York Times. December 10, 1924. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Avery Rockefeller Jr., Grolier Executive, 55". The New York Times. December 7, 1979. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "MISS LUCIA EWING MINNESOTA BRIDE; Wed to Avery Rockefeller Jr. in Home of Grandfather, Frank T. Heffelfinger". The New York Times. July 4, 1948. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "A Daughter to Mrs. A. Rockefeller". The New York Times. October 12, 1926. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Paid Notice: Deaths ELLIMAN, EDWARD S." The New York Times. February 25, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "ANN ROCKEFELLER BECOMES ENGAGED; Great-Grandniece of the Late John D. Is to Be Married to Seaman Edward S. Elliman". The New York Times. September 26, 1945. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "ANN ROCKEFELLER TO BE WED DEC. 21; Marriage to Edward Elliman to Take Place in Greenwich --Reception at Field Club". The New York Times. November 15, 1946. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ Winburn, Jay Te (December 22, 1946). "ANN ROCKEFELLER GREENWICH BRIDE; Great-Grandniece of Late John D. Rockefeller Is Married to Edward Scales Elliman GOWNED IN WHITE SATIN Judy Peck Serves as Maid of Honor--D.L. Elliman, Realty Leader, Best Man for Son". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "NEGROES INDUCT WHITE MINISTER; 115-Year-Old Presbyterian Church in Princeton Heeds Assembly Stand on Bias". The New York Times. January 14, 1957. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ Time (November 17, 1952). "JOAN ROOKBLLER. BECOMES ENGAGED; Greenwich Girl, a Student at Columbia, to Be Bride of David Hunter McAIpin Jr". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ "JOAN ROCKEFELLER WED IN GREENWICH; Alumna of Briarcliff Junior College Becomes the Bride of David H. McAlpin Jr". The New York Times. June 14, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ↑ Vernet, Emmye (August 26, 2022). "In Memoriam: David Hunter McAlpin Jr". Union Theological Seminary. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
| children of William Avery Rockefeller Sr. | |
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| children of John Davison Rockefeller | |
| children of William Avery Rockefeller Jr. | |
| children of Elizabeth Rockefeller | |
| children of Alta Rockefeller | |
| children of John Davison Rockefeller Jr. |
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| children of William Goodsell Rockefeller | |
| children of Percy Avery Rockefeller | |
| children of Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller | |
| children of John Rockefeller Prentice (1902–1972) | |
| children of John Davison Rockefeller III | |
| children of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller | |
| children of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller | |
| children of Winthrop Rockefeller | |
| children of David Rockefeller | |
| children of Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller | |
| children of John Davison Rockefeller IV | |
| children of Rodman Clark Rockefeller | |
| children of Steven Clark Rockefeller | |