Hope Aldrich Rockefeller

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Hope Aldrich Rockefeller
Born
Hope Aldrich Rockefeller

(1938-05-17) May 17, 1938 (age 85)
New York City, New York
, U.S.
Spouse
Jhon Spencer
​
​
(m. 1959, divorced)​
Children3
Parent(s)
Blanchette Ferry Rockefeller
RelativesSee Rockefeller family

Hope Aldrich Rockefeller (born May 17, 1938) is a retired American newspaper publisher and businesswoman.[1]

Rockefeller was born on May 17, 1938, the eldest daughter of philanthropist John Davison Rockefeller III and his wife Blanchette Ferry Hooker. She is a great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller. Her paternal grandparents were John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and her maternal grandfather was Elon Huntington Hooker.

Early life and career

She grew up in

New York's The Village Voice, and the Washington Monthly. In 1978, she joined Santa Fe Reporter in Santa Fe, New Mexico to work for Richard McCord as a news reporter. In 1988, she acquired the newspaper from him, and became a publisher.[2]

Personal life

Rockefeller married John Spencer (born February 3, 1930) on July 5, 1959, in Irvington, New York.[3] They resided in Santa Fe, New Mexico were 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 to

Corona del Mar, California were she is a resident to this day. Her former husband moved back to Vermont
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling toward the Truth". Santa Fe Reporter. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  2. ^ "Wrestling toward the Truth". Santa Fe Reporter. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-22.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
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  4. ^ "Dave Spencer on the Republican Party | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  5. ^ The Liberal Media Bias And The End Of The Rockefeller Republican | Guest David Spencer | Ep. 89, retrieved 2022-12-22
  6. ^ "Dave Spencer | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  7. ^ "Rockefeller's Grandson Commits Suicide". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  8. ^ "Theo Spencer". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Retrieved 2022-12-22.


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