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Frederick Taylor Gates (July 22, 1853, Maine, Broome County, New York – February 6, 1929, Phoenix, Arizona) was an American Baptist clergyman, educator, and the principal business and philanthropic advisor to the major oil industrialist John D. Rockefeller, Sr., from 1891 to 1923.
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In full: Frederick Taylor Gates. Born: July 2, 1853, Maine, N.Y., U.S. Died: Feb. 6, 1929, Phoenix, Ariz. (aged 75) Frederick T. Gates (born July 2, 1853, Maine, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 6, 1929, Phoenix, Ariz.) was an American philanthropist and businessman, a major figure in the Rockefeller interests, who spearheaded the endowment drive that ...
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Jul 21, 2021 · A post shared on Facebook claims Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller’s advisor Frederick Taylor Gates. Verdict: False Bill Gates is not Frederick Taylor Gates’ grandson.
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Gates also served as Trustee of the General Education Board from 1902-1928, and Chairman of the Board 1907-1917, and was Chairman of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease from 1909-1914. Frederick T. Gates died in 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona. Source: Rockefeller Archive Center.
Frederick T. Gates, 1922 Courtesy of the Rockefeller Archive Center Frederick Taylor Gates (1853-1929) was an American Baptist clergyman, educator, and the principal business and philanthropic advisor..
Jan 29, 2024 · Description. Frederick T. Gates, 1922. Courtesy of the Rockefeller Archive Center. Frederick Taylor Gates (1853-1929) was an American Baptist clergyman, educator, and the principal business and philanthropic advisor to the major oil industrialist John D. Rockefeller, Sr., from 1891 to 1923.
Frederick T. Gates made a bold and unsuccessful proposal to the trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation in 1924, asking them to invest $265 million in the China Medical Board.
