Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | |  Henry Rockefeller (1778-1831) — ofColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Germantown,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January17, 1778.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1813-14.Died in Germantown,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January6, 1831 (age52 years, 354days).Interment atGermantownReformed Cemetery, Germantown, N.Y. | | Simon S. Rockefeller (1804-1884) — of Germantown,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Germantown,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1804.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1827.Died in Germantown,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,June 7,1884 (age79 years, 319days).Burial location unknown. | | Charles Crocker (1822-1888) — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1822.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;merchant;banker;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of theCentral PacificRailroad;first president of the Southern PacificRailroad.Died in Monterey,MontereyCounty, Calif.,August14, 1888 (age65 years, 333days).Interment atMountainView Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.  | Edwin Henry Fitler (1825-1896) — also known asEdwin H. Fitler — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Kensington (now part of Philadelphia),PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December2, 1825.Republican.Rope andcordage manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1872;Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1876(voted forRutherfordB. Hayes andWilliamA. Wheeler);mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1887-91; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1888.Germanancestry.Died in Torresdale, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 31,1896 (age70 years, 181days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | | Dexter Mason Ferry (1833-1907) — also known asDexter M. Ferry — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Lowville,LewisCounty, N.Y.,August8, 1833.Republican. Founder and president, D. M. Ferryseedcompany; president, AmericanHarrowCompany; director, DetroitCopper andBrass Rolling Mills; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1892,1904;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1896-99.Died, fromheartdisease, in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November10, 1907 (age74 years, 94days).Interment atWoodmereCemetery, Detroit, Mich.  | Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915) — also known asNelson W. Aldrich;"General Manager ofthe United States" —of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.Born in Foster,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November6, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;grocer;director, Roger WilliamsBank;president, First NationalBank ofProvidence; trustee, Providence, Hartford and FishkillRailroad;organizer and president, UnitedTractionandElectricCompany; delegate to Republican National Convention from RhodeIsland,1872;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1875-77;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1876-77;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1879-81;U.S.Senator from Rhode Island, 1881-1911; author of Aldrich-VreelandCurrency Act and Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died, from anapoplecticstroke, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April16, 1915 (age73 years, 161days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | John Phillips Rockefeller (1845-1900) — also known asJohn P. Rockefeller — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Germantown,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1845.Republican.Icebusiness; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 9th District, 1885.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1900 (age54 years, 109days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Charles Beatty Alexander (1849-1927) — also known asCharles B. Alexander — of Tuxedo Park,OrangeCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer;director and counsel for Equitable Lifeinsurancecompany; director of the Middletown & UnionvilleRailroad,the Hocking ValleyRailroad,and severalbanks;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912,1916(alternate),1920;member, New York State Board of Regents, 1913-27.Presbyterian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1927 (age77 years, 63days).Interment atPrincetonCemetery, Princeton, N.J. | | Elon Huntington Hooker (1869-1938) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November23, 1869.Progressive.Engineer;founder and president, HookerElectrochemicalCompany; Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912.Died, frompneumonia,in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 10,1938 (age68 years, 168days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.  | Dexter Mason Ferry Jr. (1873-1959) — also known asDexter M. Ferry, Jr. — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Grosse Pointe,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,November22, 1873.Republican. President, Ferry-MorseSeedCo.; president, Standard AccidentInsuranceCo.; director, Michigan Fire & MarineInsuranceCo.; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,1901-04; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1906-13; appointed 1906;mayorof Grosse Pointe, Mich., 1938-39.Congregationalist.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in1959(ageabout85 years).Interment atWoodmereCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Lewis Kirby Rockefeller (1875-1948) — also known asLewis K. Rockefeller — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.; Chatham,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Born in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,November25, 1875.Republican.Accountant;Deputy New York State Tax Commissioner, 1915-21; Deputy New YorkState Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, 1921-33;chair ofColumbia County Republican Party, 1933-40; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1936;U.S.Representative from New York 27th District, 1937-43.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died in Canaan,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,September18, 1948 (age72 years, 298days).Interment atKinderhookCemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y. | | Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965) — of New York. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February5, 1883.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister toGuatemala, 1930-33;Colombia, 1933-34.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in1965(ageabout82 years).Interment atSt.Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Portsmouth, R.I. | | Richard Steere Aldrich (1884-1941) — also known asRichard S. Aldrich — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.; Warwick,KentCounty, R.I.Born inWashington,D.C.,February29, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1915-16; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Rhode Island,1916,1920(member,CredentialsCommittee),1924;member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1917-18;U.S.Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1923-33; director,Providence Journalnewspaper,Providence NationalBank,Providence WashingtonInsuranceCo.Died in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,December25, 1941 (age57 years, 300days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Winthrop Williams Aldrich (1885-1974) — also known asWinthrop W. Aldrich — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November2, 1885.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, EquitableTrustCompany, 1929; president, Chase NationalBank,1930-34; chairman, 1934-53; U.S. Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1953-57.Member,Council onForeign Relations;AmericanBankers Association.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February25, 1974 (age88 years, 115days).Interment atSwanPoint Cemetery, Providence, R.I. | | Mary Rockefeller (1907-1999) — also known asTod Rockefeller;Mary TodhunterClark —Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 17,1907.First Lady of New York, 1959-62.Female.Member,JuniorLeague.DiedApril21, 1999 (age91 years, 308days).Burial location unknown. | | Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) — also known asNelson A. Rockefeller;"Rocky" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Tarrytown,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Bar Harbor,HancockCounty, Maine,July 8,1908.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1956(alternate),1960,1964(delegation chair);Governor ofNew York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1960,1964,1968;VicePresident of the United States, 1974-77.Baptist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Council onForeign Relations;Knightsof Pythias.Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1977.Died, from a massiveheartattack, in hisoffice,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January26, 1979 (age70 years, 202days).Cremated;ashes interred atRockefellerFamily Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby (Aldrich) Rockefeller;brother ofWinthropRockefeller; married,June 23,1930, toMaryTodhunter Clark; married,May 4,1963, toHappyMurphy (great-granddaughter ofEdwinHenry Fitler; third great-granddaughter ofJohnSergeant; first cousin once removed ofGeorgeBrooke Roberts Jr.); nephew ofRichardSteere Aldrich andWinthropWilliams Aldrich; uncle ofJohnDavison Rockefeller IV andWinthropPaul Rockefeller; grandson of John Davison Rockefeller andNelsonWilmarth Aldrich; first cousin four times removed ofSimonS. Rockefeller; first cousin five times removed ofHenryRockefeller; second cousin of David Hunter McAlpin (who marriedNinaUnderwood); second cousin thrice removed ofJohnPhillips Rockefeller; fourth cousin once removed ofLewisKirby Rockefeller. | | | | Political families:Rockefeller#1 family of New York City, New York;Rockefeller#2 family of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:StewartG. Anderson —JohnH. Terry | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Nelson A. Rockefeller: CaryReich,TheLife of Nelson A. Rockefeller : Worlds to Conquer,1908-1958 — Joseph H. Boyd,Oreosand Dubonnet: Remembering Governor Nelson A.Rockefeller |
| | Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) — of Morrilton,ConwayCounty, Ark.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 1,1912.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arkansas,1964(delegation chair),1972(delegation co-chair);Governor ofArkansas, 1967-71; Republican Presidential Elector for Arkansas,1972(did not serve).Baptist.Member,UrbanLeague;DeltaKappa Epsilon;KappaDelta Pi.Died oflungcancer orpancreaticcancer, Palm Springs,RiversideCounty, Calif.,February22, 1973 (age60 years, 297days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | Charles Harting Percy (1919-2011) — also known asCharles H. Percy — of Kenilworth,CookCounty, Ill.; Wilmette,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,September27, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Presidentand CEO, Bell & Howell, 1949-63; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1964,1968,1972;candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1964;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1967-85; defeated, 1984.Member,Council onForeign Relations;PhiDelta Phi;AlphaDelta Phi.DiedSeptember17, 2011 (age91 years, 355days).Burial location unknown. | | Happy Rockefeller (1926-2015) — also known asMargaretta Large Fitler;HappyMurphy —Born in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,June 9,1926.First Lady of New York, 1963-73;Second Ladyof the United States, 1974-77.Female.Died in Pocantico Hills,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 19,2015 (age88 years, 344days).Interment atRockefellerFamily Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | George Brooke Roberts Jr. (1930-2021) — also known asGeorge B. Roberts, Jr. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 25,1930.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador toGuyana, 1979-81.Episcopalian.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in Cathedral Villagenursinghome, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,October3, 2021 (age91 years, 131days).Burial location unknown. | | John Davison Rockefeller IV (b. 1937) — also known asJay Rockefeller — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1937.Democrat.Servedin the Peace Corps; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-68;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1969-72; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1972(alternate),1976(alternate),1996,2000,2004,2008;president,West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1973-75;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1977-85; defeated, 1972;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1985-.Presbyterian.Member,TrilateralCommission.Still living as of 2024. | | Sharon Percy Rockefeller (b. 1944) — also known asSharon Percy — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,December10, 1944.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1976,1996;president and CEO of WETA publicradio andtelevision in Washington, D.C.; director of PepsiCo (food andsoftdrink maker).Female.Still living as of 2014. | | Mark Brandt Dayton (b. 1947) — also known asMark Dayton — of Minnesota. Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,January26, 1947.Democrat.Minnesotastate auditor, 1991-94;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 2001-07; defeated(Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1982; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Minnesota,2004;Governorof Minnesota, 2011-19; defeated in primary, 1998.Presbyterian.Still living as of 2019. | | Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948-2006) — also known asWin Paul Rockefeller — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,September17, 1948.Republican.Rancher;ArkansasRepublican state chair, 1994;LieutenantGovernor of Arkansas, 1996-2006; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Arkansas,2004.Methodist.Member,National RifleAssociation.Died, from ablooddisorder and complications ofpneumonia,in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,July 16,2006 (age57 years, 302days).Burial location unknown.
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