Winthrop Rockefeller

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Winthrop Rockefeller
Portrait by Bernard Gotfryd, 1967
37th Governor of Arkansas
In office January 10, 1967 – January 12, 1971
Lieutenant	Maurice Britt
Preceded by	Orval Faubus
Succeeded by	Dale Bumpers
Personal details
Born	(1912-05-01)May 1, 1912 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	February 22, 1973(1973-02-22) (aged 60) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Resting place	Winrock Farms Morrilton, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Jievute "Bobo" Paulekiute ​ ​ (m. 1948; div. 1954)​ Jeannette Edris ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1971)​
Children	Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
Parent(s)	John Davison Rockefeller Jr. Abigail Greene Aldrich
Relatives	See Rockefeller family
Education	Yale University
Profession	Politician, businessman
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	77th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Purple Heart Bronze Star Medal

Winthrop Rockefeller (May 1, 1912 – February 22, 1973) was an American politician and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fourth son and fifth child of American financier John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. He is one of the grandchildren of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. As an entrepreneur in Arkansas, he financed many local projects, including a number of new medical clinics in poorer areas, before being elected state governor in 1966, as the first Republican governor of Arkansas since Reconstruction. Despite accusations of lacking insight into the concerns of low-income voters, Rockefeller was re-elected in 1968, and went on to complete the integration of Arkansas schools.