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David Rockefeller

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David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller
Personal details
Born12 June 1915
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died20 March 2017
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN01112396
RankCaptain
Rank at RitchieSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943)
Section12
Battles / warsWorld War II
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David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family from 2004 until his death in 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller.

Biography

David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family from 2004 until his death in 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D.

and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller. He was noted for his wide-ranging political connections and foreign travel, in which he met with many foreign leaders.

His fortune was estimated at $3.3 billion at the time of his death.


Research notes

  • Instructor; French
  • Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank; philanthropist
  • Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 102
Class_ASN 112396
Class_Name ROCKEFELLER, David
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Sources

  • Wikipedia: David Rockefeller
  • Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)