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Edith Rockefeller McCormick (August 31, 1872 – August 25, 1932) was an American socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller . She and her husband Harold Fowler McCormick were prominent in Chicago society, supporting many causes, including the city's first opera company. After being treated for depression by Jung, she ...
Dec 1, 2020 · Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, the social leader of Chicago, at a costume ball in 1913. Her reign as a society leader extended over many years. Edith Rockefeller McCormick with her husband Harol…
Feb 2, 2022 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick with her husband Harold Fowler McCormick in an undated photo. The two divorced in 1921. This is a terrific biography, deeply researched and written with care and flair. ...
Chicago socialite and patron of the arts . Name variations: Edith Rockefeller; Mrs. Harold McCormick. Born Edith Rockefeller on August 31, 1872, in Cleveland, Ohio; died of liver cancer on August 25, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois; daughter of John Davison Rockefeller (1839–1937, founder of Standard Oil Trust in Ohio and philanthropist) and Laura ...
Harold Fowler McCormick Sr. (1872–1941) who married Edith Rockefeller, youngest daughter of John Davison Rockefeller and Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman. Before their divorce, Edith and Harold were the wealthiest couple in Chicago and were great patrons of the Civic Opera.
McCormick became the third inaugural trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation. He was also a trustee of the Rockefeller-created University of Chicago. He and Edith resided at 1000 Lake Shore Drive in Chicago and were the parents of five children before their divorce in December 1921: John Rockefeller McCormick (1897–1901), who died from Scarlet ...
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A prominent socialite and one of Chicago’s wealthiest women, Edith Rockefeller McCormick (1872-1932), became a real estate developer in the 1920s. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of oil magnate, J.D. Rockefeller, and his wife Laura Spelman Rockefeller. Edith married Harold Fowler McCormick who was son of the founder of McCormick Harvesting Company […]
