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Nelson Rockefeller

Nelson RockefellerAKA Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller

Born: 8-Jul-1908
Birthplace: Bar Harbor, ME
Died: 26-Jan-1979
Location of death: New York City [1]
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Cremated, Pocantico Hills Estate, Sleepy Hollow, NY

Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician, Business
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Ford's Vice President


[1] Suffered a heart attack at 13 West 24th Street, Manhattan, NY, and died during the ambulance ride. At the time, Rockefeller was in the company of his 27-year-old mistress and research assistant Megan Marshak.

Father: John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (b. 1874, d. 1960)
Mother: Abby Greene Aldrich (b. 1874, d. 1948)
Sister: Abby (b. 1903)
Brother: John D. Rockefeller III (b. 1906)
Brother: Laurance Rockefeller (Eastern Airlines exec, b. 1910)
Brother: Winthrop Rockefeller (Governor of Arkansas, b. 1912, d. 1973)
Brother: David Rockefeller (founder of the Trilateral Commission, b. 1915)
Wife: Mary Todhunter Clark (b. 1907, m. 23-Jun-1930, div., three sons, two daughters)
Son: Rodman Clark Rockefeller (b. 1932)
Daughter: Ann Clark (b. 1934)
Son: Steven Clark Rockefeller (b. 1936)
Son: Michael Clark Rockefeller (b. 1938, d. 1961 drowning, in New Guinea)
Daughter: Mary Clark (b. 1938)
Wife: Margaretta Fitler Murphy ("Happy", m. 4-May-1963, d. 19-May-2015, two sons)
Son: Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, Jr. (b. 1964)
Son: Mark Fitler Rockefeller (b. 1967)
Mistress: Megan Marshak (his assistant)

    High School: Lincoln School (1926)
    University: BA Economics, Dartmouth College (1930)

    US Vice President (1974-77)
    Governor of New York (1959-73)
    US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1944-45)
    Metropolitan Museum of Art trustee
    Museum of Modern Art trustee, president
    Alfalfa Club (1975)
    Council on Foreign Relations
    Knights of Pythias
    Pilgrims Society
    Psi Upsilon Fraternity
    Phi Beta Kappa Society
    Shot: Accidental shot himself in the foot with an air rifle (1922)
    Funeral: Martin Luther King (1968)
    Presidential Medal of Freedom (10-Jan-1977)
    Secret Service Codename Sandstorm
    Rockefeller Family
    Risk Factors: Dyslexia

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