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Alta Rockefeller Prentice (April 12, 1871 – June 21, 1962) was an American philanthropist and socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
2 de oct. de 2021 · Alta Rockefeller Prentice, 91, last surviving of John D. Rockefeller's five children, and Governor Nelson Rockefeller's aunt, who, in the family tradition of philanthropy, shared her wealth with settlement houses, hospitals and museums; after a long illness; in Manhattan.
Alta Rockefeller Prentice, 91, last surviving of John D. Rockefeller's five children, and Governor Nelson Rockefeller's aunt, who, in the family tradition of philanthropy, shared her wealth with settlement houses, hospitals and museums; after a long illness; in Manhattan.
When Alta Rockefeller was born on 12 April 1871, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, John Davison Rockefeller Sr., was 31 and her mother, Laura Celestia “‘Cettie” Spelman, was 31. She married Ezra Parmalee Prentice on 17 January 1901, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
Prentice, Alta Rockefeller. Person. Found in 2 Collections and/or Records: Rockefeller family photograph album, including prints of Mount Hope farm. Unprocessed. Identifier: 2022-150. Dates: 1917 - 1924. Found in: Williams College Archives. Hedwig M. Snook papers. Collection. Identifier: MC-43.
This Marmon was built for Alta R. Prentice, John D. Rockefeller's youngest daughter, as a gift from her husband, Ezra R. Prentice. He ordered two special Marmon Sixteens in 1932 both built on 154-inch chassis (up from the standard 145) with Waterhouse coachwork – a 4-door convertible sedan and a 4-door phaeton.
Alta and Edith Rockefeller, while older than their brother, nonetheless were accountable to him and to their father. Early on, John D. Rockefeller targeted his son to inherit the wealth and responsibility of the Rockefeller name.
