Elizabeth Rockefeller Strong
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Elizabeth "Bessie" Rockefeller Strong (1866–1906) was the eldest child of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) and his wife Laura Spelman Rockefeller ("Cettie") (1839–1915).
Bessie Rockefeller was a special student at Vassar College 1886–1888. Strong Hall; the school's first dormitory, was named in honor of Bessie in 1893 by her father who contributed $35,000 toward the expense of the construction.
She married philosopher and psychologist Charles Augustus Strong and had one daughter, Margaret Rockefeller Strong de Larraín, Marquesa de Cuevas (1897–1985).
[edit] Further reading
- Chernow, Ron. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. London: Warner Books, 1998.
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