Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller


Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller was an American financier and chairman of Cranston Print Works, a Rockefeller-owned textile company.

Early life

Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller was born on May 1, 1899 and was the second son of William Goodsell Rockefeller and Sarah Elizabeth "Elsie" Stillman. His paternal grandfather was William Rockefeller Jr., brother of John D. Rockefeller, the co-founders of Standard Oil. His maternal grandfather was James Jewett Stillman, a businessman who was chairman of the board of directors of the National City Bank. He was a member of the Skull and Bones society and graduated from Yale University in 1921.

Career

Rockefeller served as a second lieutenant in World War One and served as a lieutenant colonel during World War Two. He was partner in Clark, Dodge & Company; stockholder in the Enterprise Development Corporation; chairman of the Cranston Print Works; director of Benson & Hedges; trustee of the Fairfield Foundation; and had been a director of Freeport-McMoRan since December 1931.

Personal life

He was married to Helen Gratz, brother-in-law of Edward H. Watson. They were the parents of five children:
Rockefeller died on February 23, 1983 of leukemia in Greenwich, Connecticut.