Hope Aldrich Rockefeller

Jhon Spencer
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Children3Parent(s)John Davison Rockefeller III
Blanchette Ferry RockefellerRelativesSee Rockefeller family

Hope Aldrich Rockefeller (born May 17, 1938) is a retired American newspaper publisher and businesswoman.[1]

Rockefeller was born on May 17, 1938, the eldest daughter of philanthropist John Davison Rockefeller III and his wife Blanchette Ferry Hooker. She is a great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller. Her paternal grandparents were John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and her maternal grandfather was Elon Huntington Hooker.

Early life and career

She grew up in New York City and Mount Pleasant, New York. Hope pursued a career in journalism and has worked for Long Island's Newsday, Beijing's China Daily, New York's The Village Voice, and the Washington Monthly. In 1978, she joined Santa Fe Reporter in Santa Fe, New Mexico to work for Richard McCord as a news reporter. In 1988, she acquired the newspaper from him, and became a publisher.[2]

Personal life

Rockefeller married John Spencer (born February 3, 1930) on July 5, 1959, in Irvington, New York.[3] They resided in Santa Fe, New Mexico were she published her weekly newspaper until their divorce. They had three sons;

  • David "Dave" Hooker Spencer (born December 1, 1961), a Republican advocate[4][5][6]
  • Benjamin Murray Spencer (December 11, 1964 - June 24, 1989)[7]
  • Theodore Spencer (born August 3, 1966), a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund[8]

In 1996, Rockefeller was New Mexico's third wealthiest resident, with an approximate net worth of $250 million ($475 million adjusted to inflation in 2022). After her divorce and retirement she relocated to Corona del Mar, California were she is a resident to this day. Her former husband moved back to Vermont.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling toward the Truth". Santa Fe Reporter. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  2. ^ "Wrestling toward the Truth". Santa Fe Reporter. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. ^ Tlme, Special 10 The New york (1959-07-05). "Hope Aldrich Rockefeller Is-Married; Smith Alumna Bride in Irvington, N. Y., of John Spencer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-22.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Dave Spencer on the Republican Party | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  5. ^ The Liberal Media Bias And The End Of The Rockefeller Republican | Guest David Spencer | Ep. 89, retrieved 2022-12-22
  6. ^ "Dave Spencer | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  7. ^ "Rockefeller's Grandson Commits Suicide". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  8. ^ "Theo Spencer". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  • SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS ON THE ROCKEFELLER FAMILY AND THEIR PHILANTHROPIES at The Rockefeller Archive Center
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children of William Avery Rockefeller Sr.children of John Davison Rockefeller
children of William Avery Rockefeller Jr. children of Elizabeth Rockefeller
children of Alta Rockefeller
children of John Davison Rockefeller Jr.children of William Goodsell Rockefeller
children of Percy Avery Rockefeller
children of Ethel Geraldine Rockefellerchildren of John Rockefeller Prentice (1902–1972)children of John Davison Rockefeller III
children of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
children of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller
children of Winthrop Rockefeller
children of David Rockefeller
children of Godfrey Stillman Rockefellerchildren of John Davison Rockefeller IVchildren of Rodman Clark Rockefeller


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