Percy Avery Rockefeller
Percy Avery Rockefeller | |
|---|---|
 Percy Rockefeller in 1932 | |
| Born | February 27, 1878 |
| Died | September 25, 1934 (aged 56) |
| Education | Yale University (1900) |
| Spouse |
Isabel Goodrich Stillman
(m. 1901) |
| Children | William Avery Rockefeller Jr. Almira Geraldine Goodsell |
| Relatives | Rockefeller family |
Percy Avery Rockefeller (February 27, 1878 — September 25, 1934)William Avery Rockefeller Jr. and the nephew of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
Early life
Percy was the youngest son of
William Avery Rockefeller Jr. and Almira Geraldine Goodsell.[2] His father was a Standard Oil co-founder along with his uncle John D. Rockefeller. He attended Yale University from 1897 to 1900,[2] where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[1] Rockefeller was manager of the 1899 Yale Bulldogs football team and earned a varsity letter for his efforts.[3]
Board memberships
He was a board director of Air Reduction Company, American International Corporation,
New York Edison Company, North American Reassurance Company, National Surety Company, Provident Loan Society, Remington Arms, United Electric Light & Power Company, and Western Union
.
Personal life
On April 23, 1901, Percy married Isabel Goodrich Stillman (died 1935).[4] She was the younger daughter of First National City Bank president James Jewett Stillman (now known as Citibank) and Sarah Elizabeth Rumrill.[5] Together, they had:
- Isabel Stillman Rockefeller (1902–1980). She was a bride's maid at the wedding of Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895—1972) and Dorothy Wear Walker (1901–1992).
- Avery Rockefeller (1903–1986)
- Winifred Rockefeller (1904–1951) [6]
- Faith Rockefeller (1909–1960)
- Gladys Rockefeller (1910–1988)
He died on September 25, 1934.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1934-1935". Yale University. pp. 104–5.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b c "Leaves Millions. Percy Rockefeller, Nephew of John Passes". Associated Press. September 26, 1934. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
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,.....
- ^ 2003 Yale Football Media Guide, All Time Letterwinners, pg. 106
- New York Times. April 24, 1901. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
The wedding of Percy Avery Rockefeller, son of William Rockefeller, and Miss Isabel Stillman, daughter of James Stillman, was celebrated at 3:30 o'clock ...
- United Press. August 23, 1935. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
Mrs. Percy Avery Rockefeller. daughter of one of America's great financiers and daughter-in-law of another, who died at her home last night, less than a year fitter the.....
- New York Times. September 19, 1928. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Avery Rockefeller of 300 Park Avenue, this city, and Owenoke Farm, Greenwich, Conn., have announced the engagement of their second ...