Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Abigail Greene Aldrich Rockefeller was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a prominent member of the Rockefeller family through her marriage to financier and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr., the son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller Sr. Her father was Nelson W. Aldrich, who served as a Senator from Rhode Island. Rockefeller was known for being the driving force behind the establishment of the Museum of Modern Art. She was the mother of Nelson Rockefeller, who served from 1974 to 1977 as the 41st vice president of the United States.

26 October 1874

Born on the same birth date (26 October 1874): Martin Lowry

Born on the same birth day (26 October): Adam Mars-Jones • Charlie Landsborough • Chou Szu-chi • Francisco Liriano • György Pauk • Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester • Miikka Kiprusoff • Movsar Barayev • Ray Crawford • Runar Schildt • Shaun Woodward

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