Hope Aldrich Rockefeller | |
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| Born | Hope Aldrich Rockefeller (1938-05-17)May 17, 1938 (age 87) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | John Davison Rockefeller III Blanchette Ferry Rockefeller |
| Relatives | SeeRockefeller family |
Hope Aldrich Rockefeller (born May 17, 1938) is a retired American newspaper publisher and businesswoman. Rockefeller was born on May 17, 1938, the second daughter of philanthropistJohn Davison Rockefeller III and his wifeBlanchette Ferry Hooker. Her paternal grandparents wereJohn Davison Rockefeller Jr. andAbby Aldrich Rockefeller and her maternal grandfather wasElon Huntington Hooker.
She grew up inNew York City andMount Pleasant, New York. Hope pursued a career injournalism and has worked forLong Island'sNewsday,Beijing'sChina Daily,New York City'sThe Village Voice, and theWashington Monthly. In 1978, she joinedSanta Fe Reporter inSanta Fe, New Mexico to work for Richard McCord as a news reporter. In 1988, she acquired the newspaper from him, and became a publisher.[1]
Rockefeller married John Spencer (born February 3, 1930) on July 5, 1959, inIrvington, New York.[2] They resided inSanta Fe, New Mexico where she published her weekly newspaper until their divorce. They had three sons;
In 1996, Rockefeller was New Mexico's third wealthiest resident, with an approximate net worth of $250 million ($475 million adjusted to inflation in 2022). After her divorce and retirement she relocated toCorona del Mar, California where she is a resident to this day. Her former husband moved back toVermont.
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