The New York herald., 1922-12-01
WIN. G. ROCKEFELLER
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Son of William Rockefeller
Succumbs Five Months
After His Father. 81
ACTIVE IN MANY LINES
Preferred Secluded Life to So
ciety and Spent Much Time
in Country.

William G. Rockefeller. son of the
late william Rockefeller and nephew
OF John d. Rockefeller. died of pSeu-
monia last night at his home in 292
Madison avenue. He had been i'll since
-Iast Monday. when his condition became
SIch that he was forced TO leave his
Office and go to his home.
Physicians were called Immediately,
but Mr.. Roekefeller's Illness developed
into pneumonia within a short time.
His father died OF similar illness last
June,
Mr.. Rockefeller was not so well
known. in financial circles as some OF
the other members of the family. but he
was director in many corporations and
conducted financial operations OF con-
siderable magnitude from his office at
26 Broadway.
Married stiiiman's Daughter.
Mr.. Rockefeller was the Oldest OF the
four children of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
William Rockefeller. He was born IN
1870 and was graduated from Yale IN
1892. -Four years later he married Miss
s. Elsie Stillman, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stillman. His
younger brother. Percy Avery Rookie
feller. in 1901 married another daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman. The sis
ters of Mr.. Rockefeller are Mrs ID.
Hunter McAlpln and Mrs. MarcelIus
Hartley Dodge.
Mr.. Rockefeller's marriage TO Miss
Stillman was one of the notabie events OF
the sos, among those present being Mr..
and Mrs William {. Whitney. j. Tier
pont Morgan Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs. R-|T. Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor. tho Og-
den Goelets and many others almost
equally notable as among the weaithiest
families of America
The father of tho bride gave the
couple a handsome residence In Madi
son avenue. but soon after their mar
riage Mr.. Rockefeller and his wife es-
tablshsd a country place at Greenwich.
Conn, where they lived for many years.
The oldest of the children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rockefeller, William A. Rockefel-
Ter, married three years ago Miss Flor
ence Lincoln, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederic w. LincolnS OF New York and
Greenwich. The other children are
Godfrey S. and ]. Stillman Rockefeller.
who are students at Yale; J. Sterling
Rockefeller, who is attending the Taft
School, and Miss Almira G. Rockefeller.
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the youngest.
His clubs included the Union, Union
League. University, Metropolitan, Auto
mobile Engineers and Riding OF
New York. the Sleepy Hollow Country
at Scarborough, ~. T., and the Apa
wants at Rye. lie was member OF
Alpha. Delta Phi at Yale.
Lived Secluded Life.
Trained for business under the drcc-
tion Of his father. Mr.. Rockefeller soon
began TO show more interest in copper
than in OIL in which his father and his
uncle were Interested. When the Anal
gamated Copper Company was organ
lied he was elected secretary and treas
urer. filling these positions with salts
faction even to Thomas w. Lawson,
who once referred 10 him as "the able
son of William Rockefeller and the
frobable future head of Standard OIL"
But after some months OF associa-
ton with the copper company Mr..
Rockefeller resigned, declaring that he
did not like Lawson's business methods
Later. however, he became associated
with other copper enterprises and with
other corporations.
Mr. Rockefeller showed little inclina-
tim to remain in tho social limelight
after his marriage, and lived rather
secluded life. lie spent his summers
at Greenwich and on his fathers
private park I'm, the Adirondacks., lie
was fond of dogs and at Greefwch
maintained an extensive kennel oe
beagles which captured many prizes at
bench shows. lie was very popular AZ
Greenwich, especially with small boys,
because he used to allow them 20 use
The fields of his estate for baseball
games on Sunday. When various COM
plants were made he declared that he
would let the boys play SO long as go'f
was played on Sundays at the clubs near
Greenwich.
He was a vce-president and director
of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company
and director in the Inspiration Con-
solidated Copper Company. the New
York Mutual Gas Light Company. the
oregon Short Line Railroad Company
the OregonW Washington Railroad and
Navigation company and the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company.