Avery Rockefeller

Avery Rockefeller
Born	(1903-09-11)September 11, 1903 Manhattan, New York
Died	May 22, 1986(1986-05-22) (aged 82) Overhills, North Carolina
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation	Banker

Avery Rockefeller (September 11, 1903 – May 22, 1986) was the son of Percy Avery Rockefeller, one of the richest financiers of his time.

Rockefeller attended Yale University, but on 20 September 1923, he secretly married Anna Griffith Mark (1906–96), daughter of Clayton Mark (d. 1936), a wealthy steel manufacturer. Following the marriage, the newlyweds eloped, planning to complete their education before telling their parents. However, the arrival of Avery Jr. in 1924 made a mess of their plans and they were forced to reveal the marriage.

In 1928, Rockefeller joined the storied J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation and became Assistant Treasurer in 1931. On 8 July 1936, Rockefeller co-founded Schroder, Rockefeller & Co., Inc. Its purpose was to take over the underwriting and general securities business formerly carried out by the J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation. The firm had a capital of $3,000,000. Its first President was Carlton P. Fuller, former Vice President of the J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation. The original stock holders were Rockfeller, Fuller, Gerald E. Donovan, John. L. Simpson, Frederick B. Adams and the J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation. He served as Vice President and Later President of Schroder, Rockefeller & Co. In 1961, James E. Madden was appointed as President and Avery Rockefeller was appointed as Chairman of the Board. Rockefeller retired in 1967 and the company was merged into the J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation.

He was a director of the Air Reduction Company, the J. Henry Schroder Bank & Trust Company and the J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation (since 1950).

Rockefeller founded the Wild Wings Foundation, a conservation organisation with projects in Belize and the Adirondacks.

Avery, like his father, had a large collection of jewellery and valuable items. In 1935, Avery's home was looted of jewellery, only a few years after his father's house had been looted.

Avery's wife, Anna, was the daughter of steel magnate Clayton Mark.^[1]^[2] By his wife Anna he had three children: Avery 1924, Ann 1926 and Joan.

References

↑ Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2011). Marktown: Clayton Mark's Planned Worker Community in Northwest Indiana. South Shore Journal, 4. http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-4-2011/82-marktown-clayton-marks-planned-worker-community-in-northwest-indiana
↑ Smith, S. & Mark, S. (2011). Marktown: Clayton Mark's Planned Worker Community in Northwest Indiana. South Shore Journal, 4. http://www.southshorejournal.org/index.php/issues/volume-4-2011/82-marktown-clayton-marks-planned-worker-community-in-northwest-indiana

Rockefeller family

children of William Avery Rockefeller (1810—1906)	John Davison Rockefeller (m.) Laura Celestia Spelman William Avery Rockefeller Jr. Franklin Rockefeller

children of John Davison Rockefeller (1839—1937) children of William Avery Rockefeller Jr. (1841—1922)	Elizabeth Rockefeller (m.) Charles Augustus Strong Alta Rockefeller Edith Rockefeller (m.) Harold Fowler McCormick John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (m.) Abigail Greene Aldrich William Goodsell Rockefeller Percy Avery Rockefeller Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller (m.) Marcellus Hartley Dodge Sr.

children of Elizabeth Rockefeller (1866—1906) children of Alta Rockefeller (1871—1962) children of John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (1874—1960)	Margaret Rockefeller Strong John Rockefeller Prentice Abigail Aldrich Rockefeller (m.) Jean Mauzé John Davison Rockefeller III (m.) Blanchette Ferry Hooker Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (m. 1st) Mary Todhunter Clark (m. 2nd) Margaretta Large Fitler Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (m.) Mary French Winthrop Aldrich Rockefeller David Rockefeller

children of William Goodsell Rockefeller (1870—1922) children of Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878—1934) children of Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller (1882—1973)	Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller James Stillman Rockefeller Isabel Stillman Rockefeller (m.) Frederic Walker Lincoln IV Avery Rockefeller Marcellus Hartley Dodge Jr.

children of John Rockefeller Prentice (1902—1972)	Abra Prentice

children of John Davison Rockefeller III (1906—1978) children of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908—1979) children of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910—2004) children of Winthrop Aldrich Rockefeller (1912—1973) children of David Rockefeller (1915) children of Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller (1899—1983)	John Davison Rockefeller IV Hope Aldrich Rockefeller Alida Ferry Rockefeller Rodman Clark Rockefeller Steven Clark Rockefeller Michael Clark Rockefeller Mark Fitler Rockefeller Laura Spelman Rockefeller Marion French Rockefeller Lucy Aldrich Rockefeller Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Jr. Winthrop Paul Rockefeller David Rockefeller Jr. Abigail Aldrich Rockefeller Margaret Dulany Rockefeller Richard Gilder Rockefeller Eileen Rockefeller Godfrey Anderson Rockefeller

children of John Davison Rockefeller IV (1937)	Justin Aldrich Rockefeller

children of Rodman Clark Rockefeller (1932—2000)	Meile Louise Rockefeller

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