Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Jr.

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Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Jr. (1908–August 29, 1930) was the son of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882–1973) and her husband, Marcellus "Marcy" Hartley Dodge, Sr. (February 28, 1881–December 25, 1963). He was a grandson of William Rockefeller, co-founder of Standard Oil, great-grandson of Remington Arms Company founder Marcellus Hartley, and grandnephew of Standard Oil's other co-founder, John D. Rockefeller. Dodge was often referred to as "Hartley."

Dodge was killed in an automobile accident on August 29, 1930, when his automobile struck a tree on the Bayonne-Bordeaux Road in Mogesca, France shortly after his graduation from Princeton University in June 1930. His mother, Geraldine, had sent him there as a diversion from his hobby of aviation, which she felt was too dangerous. His parents provided for the Dodge Gateway on Princeton's campus in 1933 in his memory. Dodge's mother also gave Madison, New Jersey the Hartley Dodge Memorial Building and was dedicated on Memorial Day, Thursday, May 30, 1935, to house its police department.