Rockefeller, John Davison, Jr. (1874-1960)

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John Davison Rockefeller Jr. to Jane Addams, January, 27, 1912

John Davison Rockefeller Jr. to Jane Addams, February 7, 1912

John Davison Rockefeller Jr. to Jane Addams, February 14, 1912

Why Women Are Concerned with the Larger Citizenship: Philanthropy and Politics, 1913

The Problem of the Prostitute, January 24, 1913

Henrietta Octavia Rowland Barnett to Jane Addams, November 21, 1920

Committee on American and Japanese Relations Invitation List, April 8, 1921

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Birth Date

1874-01-29

Death Date

1960-05-11

Birthplace

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biographical Text

John Davison Rockefeller Jr., son of John Davison Rockefeller, was an American Philanthropist and financier. Rockefeller worked as the director of Standard Oil. He later went on to work as the director of J.P. Morgan's steel company. Rockefeller devoted most of his life to charitable causes, such as the USO and the creation of national parks. He also worked with Rockefeller University and the International Education Board. Rockefeller died in 1960.

Rockefeller married Abigail Greene Aldrich in 1901. They had six children together: Abby, John, Nelson. Laurence, Winthrop, and David. Aldrich died of a heart attack in 1948. Rockefeller married Martha Baird in 1951.

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Piper, Robert

Davies, Ali

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1912

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John Davison Rockefeller, Junior, 1873-1960

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“Rockefeller, John Davison, Jr. (1874-1960),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed May 19, 2022, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/3854.