- Hope Rockefeller Aldrich
Hope Aldrich Rockefeller Spencer (born
May 17 ,1938 ) is the daughter ofJohn D. Rockefeller, III , andBlanchette Hooker Rockefeller . Her older brother isJay Rockefeller , the prominent Democratic U.S. senator fromWest Virginia . She is a great-granddaughter ofJohn D. Rockefeller I, theStandard Oil tycoon .Aldrich pursued a career in
journalism and has worked forLong Island 'sNewsday ,Beijing 'sChina Daily , New York'sThe Village Voice , and theWashington Monthly . She worked for the Santa Fe Reporter in the 1980s before she bought the newspaper and became its publisher.She continues to reside in
New Mexico and as of 1996, Aldrich was New Mexico's third wealthiest resident. Her net worth was approximately $250 million at that time.Married in 1959 to
John Spencer (February 3 ,1930 –) (a descendant from a second cousin of Mary Anna Randolph Custis and through him from Charles II & II, King of England and King of Scotland), they were the parents of:
*David Hooker Spencer (December 1 ,1961 –)
*Benjamin Murray Spencer (December 11 ,1964 –)
*Theodore Spencer (August 3 ,1966 –)
*Nathalie Carroll Spencer (July 25 ,1972 –)ee also
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Rockefeller family
*Jay Rockefeller References
* [http://archive.rockefeller.edu/publications/biblio/bibliofamily.php SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS ON THE ROCKEFELLER FAMILY AND THEIR PHILANTHROPIES] at archive.rockefeller.edu
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