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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.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Becoming Republican governor of Arkansas (1967–71), he secured passage of the state’s first minimum-wage law, introduced extensive prison reforms, and took significant steps toward the desegregation of state schools.
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Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973): fue el quinto de los seis hermanos, y al igual que su hermano Nelson, se dedicó a la política, llegando a ser Gobernador de Arkansas. Continuó la tradición familiar de dedicarse a la filantropía, dejando múltiples fundaciones y asociaciones benéficas, así como una larga lista de actividades ...
Winthrop Rockefeller speaks to a mournful crowd on the steps of the state capitol three days after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He was the only Southern governor to hold a public memorial service.
Under his eight-year leadership, the commission helped 600 industries locate to or expand in Arkansas, creating more than 100,000 job opportunities. As the state Republican National committeeman beginning in 1961, Winthrop led efforts to bring about a two-party system in heavily Democratic Arkansas.
26 de ene. de 2017 · Fifty years ago this month, Winthrop Rockefeller was inaugurated as the first Republican governor of Arkansas in 93 years. His two terms in office (he was re-elected in 1968) had a...
He was elected governor of Arkansas in 1966 and reelected in 1968. Rockefeller was the first Republican governor in Arkansas since the end of Reconstruction in 1874. As governor, Rockefeller was an advocate for human rights, government reform, cultural development, and education.
