Mary Rockefeller
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Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller (June 17, 1907 – April 21, 1999) was the first wife of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, a Governor of New York. He served, after their divorce, as the 41st Vice President of the United States
.
. Her father, Percy Hamilton Clark, was an attorney and noted cricket
er, and her mother was Elizabeth Williams Roberts, daughter of George B. Roberts
, a former president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
.
She married Nelson Rockefeller on June 23, 1930, at St. Asaph's Episcopal Church in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
, with a reception at the home of her parents, a few days after Nelson had graduated from Dartmouth College
. They had five children: Rodman Rockefeller
, Ann Rockefeller, Steven Clark Rockefeller, and twins Michael Clark Rockefeller
and Mary Rockefeller.
Tod Rockefeller divorced her husband on March 16, 1962. A year later, Happy Murphy
became the governor's second wife.
Mary Todhunter Rockefeller died in New York City
in 1999 at the age of 91.
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
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Biography
Known as Tod to her family, she was born in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. Her father, Percy Hamilton Clark, was an attorney and noted cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, and her mother was Elizabeth Williams Roberts, daughter of George B. Roberts
George Brooke Roberts
George Brooke Roberts was a civil engineer and the 5th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad ....
, a former president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
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She married Nelson Rockefeller on June 23, 1930, at St. Asaph's Episcopal Church in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, with a reception at the home of her parents, a few days after Nelson had graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
. They had five children: Rodman Rockefeller
Rodman Rockefeller
Rodman Clark Rockefeller was the oldest son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and his wife Mary Todhunter "Tod" Clark, and was a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family.-Biography:...
, Ann Rockefeller, Steven Clark Rockefeller, and twins Michael Clark Rockefeller
Michael Rockefeller
Michael Clark Rockefeller , was the youngest son of New York Governor Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Mary Todhunter Rockefeller and a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family...
and Mary Rockefeller.
Tod Rockefeller divorced her husband on March 16, 1962. A year later, Happy Murphy
Margaretta Fitler Murphy Rockefeller
Margaretta Large Fitler Murphy Rockefeller , known as Happy Rockefeller, is the widow of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller , who was the 41st Vice President of the United States of America and a Governor of New York...
became the governor's second wife.
Mary Todhunter Rockefeller died in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1999 at the age of 91.
Further reading
- Reich, Cary. The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller: Worlds to Conquer, 1908 - 1958, New York: Doubleday, 1996.
See also
- Rockefeller familyRockefeller familyThe Rockefeller family , the Cleveland family of John D. Rockefeller and his brother William Rockefeller , is an American industrial, banking, and political family of German origin that made one of the world's largest private fortunes in the oil business during the late 19th and early 20th...
- Nelson RockefellerNelson RockefellerNelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States , serving under President Gerald Ford, and the 49th Governor of New York , as well as serving the Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations in a variety of positions...