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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.
2 de feb. de 2022 · Edith Rockefeller McCormick did not come to a happy end. In fact, the woman once thought to be the richest in the country died broke. How she got there makes a fascinating story, parts joyous...
Edith Rockefeller McCormick (31 de agosto de 1872-25 de agosto de 1932) fue una socialité estadounidense, hija del cofundador Standard Oil John D. Rockefeller. Ella y su esposo Harold Fowler McCormick fueron prominentes en la sociedad de Chicago, apoyando muchas causas, incluida la primera compañía de ópera de la ciudad.
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...
1 de dic. de 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 ...
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 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.
