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Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
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Oct 11, 2023 · Thirty-seventh Governor (1967–1971) As governor, Winthrop Rockefeller brought economic, cultural, and political change to Arkansas. “W. R.” or “Win,” as he was known, brought an end to the political organization of former Governor Orval E. Faubus and created a political environment that produced moderate leaders like Dale Bumpers ...
Mar 7, 2022 · “This is my show!” declared Winthrop Rockefeller, as he took Saturday Evening Post journalist Joe Alex Morris on a tour of his recently built Winrock Farms atop Petit Jean Mountain in Arkansas.
Winthrop Paul "Win" Rockefeller (September 17, 1948 – July 16, 2006) was an American Republican politician and businessman who served as the 17th lieutenant governor of Arkansas from 1996 until his death in 2006. He was a member of the Rockefeller family.
Winthrop served as chair of the board of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, which his father established, and in 1940 was one of the founders and trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. He also served as a trustee of the National Urban League from 1940 to 1964.
Jul 17, 2006 · An Oxford University dropout, Rockefeller enrolled at Texas Christian University and earned a degree in ranch management to prepare himself to run Winrock Farms, which his father established in ...
Jul 17, 2006 · The elder Winthrop moved to Arkansas from New York in 1953 after a bitter and, by the standards of the day, expensive divorce from Barbara Sears Rockefeller, a socialite and the daughter of ...
Oct 19, 2020 · Ward provides valuable insights into Rockefeller's complicated relationships with his father and brothers and convincingly argues that Rockefeller's extraordinarily innovative approach to philanthropy changed the way Arkansas was viewed by its citizens and by the rest of the world.
