Win Paul Rockefeller: An Addition to a Famous Family (WP Rockefeller-1)

Winthrop Paul Rockefeller served as Arkansas's seventeenth lieutenant governor from 1996-2006. Following in the footsteps of numerous Rockefellers before him, his philanthropy and political activities left a lasting impression on the state of Arkansas.

Winthrop “Win” Paul Rockefeller, born September 17, 1948, in New York City, was Arkansas’s seventeenth lieutenant governor (1996-2006), among his many accomplishments. His papers are housed with UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, The Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Papers, 1888-2006, UALR.MS.0255.

Winthrop Paul Rockefeller inherited enormous wealth from his family.  The origins of Rockefeller’s wealth came from his great-grandfather John D. Rockefeller, Sr., (1839-1937), an American industrialist, philanthropist, and founder of the Standard Oil Company, the University of Chicago, and the Rockefeller Foundation.  John Rockefeller’s wife, Laura Celestia “Cettie” Spelman Rockefeller (1839-1915), was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, and school teacher.

Rockefeller’s grandparents were John D. Rockefeller, Jr., (1874-1960), an American financier and philanthropist, and Abigail “Abby” Greene Aldrich Rockefeller, an American philanthropist and socialite.

Rockefeller was the only child of Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1971), governor of Arkansas (1967-1971), and Jievute Paulekiute “Bobo” Sears Rockefeller, also known as Barbara (1916-2008), an American actress.

Portrait of Winthrop Rockefeller, circa 1930s
Portrait of Winthrop Rockefeller, circa 1930s
Portrait of Jievute Paulekiute "Bobo" Sears Rockefeller, 1948, aka Barbara
Portrait of Jievute Paulekiute “Bobo” Sears Rockefeller, 1948, aka Barbara
Portrait of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1920
Portrait of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1920
Abigail Greene "Abby" Aldrich Rockefeller, circa 1920

Portrait of Abigail “Abby” Greene Aldrich Rockefeller, circa 1920