David Rockefeller, a billionaire philanthropist who was the last of his generation in the famous Rockefeller family, died on Monday. A spokesman, Fraser P Seitel, said the sixth child of John D Rockefeller Jr and the grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D Rockefeller died peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning at his home in Pocantico Hills, New York. Rockefeller family tried and failed to get ExxonMobil to accept climate change Read moreRockefeller was at the head of a sprawling network of family interests, both business and philanthropic, that range from environmental conservation to the arts. Two held elected office: Nelson Rockefeller as governor of New York and, briefly, US vice-president; Winthrop Rockefeller as governor of Arkansas. Unlike his other brothers, John D III and Laurance, who shied from the spotlight, he spoke widely as a champion of enlightened capitalism.

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2017 15:45 UTC