Search results
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.
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.
Feb 2, 2022 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick was one of the city’s most important if overlooked figures — a woman who helped shape Chicago. Show Caption. of. By Rick Kogan | rkogan@chicagotribune.com |...
Dec 1, 2020 · Chicago’s most famous social leader, Edith Rockefeller McCormick, died Aug. 25, 1932. More than 5,000 people gathered around her mansion at 1000 Lake Shore Drive to watch the start of her...
Dec 27, 2019 · Opinion. Flashback: Edith Rockefeller McCormick reigned as a queen of Chicago’s elite — and as a quirky visionary. Show Caption. of. By Ron Grossman | rgrossman@chicagotribune.com | Chicago...
Edith Rockefeller McCormick was one of the most eccentric of America's art patrons in the early decades of the 20th century. Heiress to the Standard Oil fortune, for many years she ruled over Chicago society and gave lavishly to her city's cultural institutions.
Born in 1872, Edith soon developed artistic and intellectual inclinations. She played the cello, learned to speak several languages, and was an avid reader of scholarly works. At 23, she married...
