Rockefeller-Aldrich family political line

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  • William Aldrich (1820-1885), Wisconsin Assemblyman 1859, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1877-1883. Cousin of Nelson W. Aldrich.
  • Nelson W. Aldrich (1841-1915), Rhode Island State Representative 1875-1877, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1879-1881, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1881-1911. Cousin of William Aldrich.
    • James Franklin Aldrich (1853-1933), U.S. Representative from Illinois 1893-1897. Son of William Aldrich.
    • Richard S. Aldrich (1884-1941), Rhodes Island State Repesentative 1915-1916, Rhodes Island State Senator 1917-1918, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1923-1933, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1924. Son of Nelson W. Aldrich.
    • Winthrop W. Aldrich (1885-1974), U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain 1953-1957. Son of Nelson W. Aldrich.
      • Nelson A. Rockefeller (1908-1979), Governor of New York 1959-1973, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1960 1964, Vice President of the United States 1974-1977. Nephew of Richard S. Aldrich and Winthrop W. Aldrich.
      • Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973), Republican National Committeeman 1961, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1964, Governor of Arkansas 1967-1971. Nephew of Richard S. Aldrich and Winthrop W. Aldrich.
      • Charles H. Percy (1919-), delegate to the Republican National Convention 1960, candidate for Governor of Illinois 1964, U.S. Senator from Illinois 1967-1985. Father-in-law of John D. Rockefeller IV.
        • John D. Rockefeler IV (1937-), West Virginia House Delegate 1967-1968, West Virginia Secretary of State 1969-1972, candidate for Governor of West Virginia 1972, Governor of West Virginia 1977-1985, U.S. Senator from West Virginia 1985-present, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 2000 2004. Nephew of Nelson A. Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller.
        • Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948-2006), Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas 1999-2006. Son of Winthrop Rockefeller.
        • Mark Dayton (1947-), candidate for U.S. Senate from Minnesota 1982, Auditor of Minnesota 1991-1994, U.S. Senator from Minnesota 2001-2007, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 2004. Brother-in-law of John D. Rockefeller IV.

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