- James Stillman Rockefeller
James Stillman Rockefeller (
June 8 ,1902 -August 10 ,2004 ) was a member of the prominent U.S.Rockefeller family .A paternal grandson of
William Rockefeller , his maternal grandfatherJames Stillman and uncle James Alexander Stillman served as president of the National City Bank of New York, nowCitibank . His father wasWilliam Goodsell Rockefeller and his motherSarah Elizabeth Stillman .He graduated from
Yale University in 1924, where he was elected to thesecret society Scroll and Key . That same year Rockefeller captained a crew of Yale teammates, winning a gold medal in rowing at the1924 Summer Olympics inParis ,France and appeared on the cover of "Time magazine " onJuly 7 ,1924 . (Dr.Benjamin Spock , who would later become a famous expert on child-care, was a member of the crew.)On
April 15 ,1925 , he married Nancy Carnegie, grand-niece ofAndrew Carnegie . DuringWorld War II , Rockefeller served in the Airborne Command.James Stillman Rockefeller joined the National City Bank in 1930 after working at
Brown Brothers Harriman and served as president from 1952 to 1959 and chairman from 1959 to 1967. It was during his tenure that the bank merged with the smaller First National Bank and took the name The First National City Bank of New York.(Under each of his successors, the bank's name has changed: George Moore shortened it to "First National City Bank" and formed a holding company, First National City Corp.; under
Walter Wriston these became "Citibank" and "Citicorp"; under John Reed the firm merged withTravelers Group to becomeCitigroup .James Stillman Rockefeller also concerned himself with other family investments, and prior to his death was America's oldest living Olympic champion, and the earliest living cover subject of "Time" magazine.
On
August 5 ,2004 , Rockefeller suffered astroke . His advance directives for medical care specified that he not be put on life support. He died at 4am onAugust 10 ,2004 , at the age of 102.Rockefeller was survived by four children, fourteen grandchildren, thirty-seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great granddaughter.
External links
* [http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19240707,00.html Time Magazine Cover July 7, 1924]
* [http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=3538 Yale Olympic Rower Passes Away at 102]
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