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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.
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 […]
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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.
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…
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 ...
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 ...
