| 词条 | Laurance Rockefeller Jr. |
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| name = Laurance Rockefeller | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Laurance Spelman Rockefeller | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1944}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place= | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = Environmental lawyer | years_active = | boards = | alma_mater = Harvard College Columbia Law School[1] | parents = Laurance Rockefeller Mary French | spouse = Wendy Gordon | children = 2 | relatives = Rockefeller family }}Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Jr., (born 1944) is an American environmental lawyer. He worked for the Natural Resources Defense Council for 25 years. Rockefeller is now a trustee of the organization.[2] He stated that his family all shared an interest in environmental matters. "If we see a problem, we roll up our sleeves, enlist the help of others, apply our resources and get the job done," he said.[3] Family backgroundRockefeller's parents were Laurance Rockefeller (1910–2004) and Mary French (1910–1997). He has three sisters, Marion, Laura, and Lucy, and is a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family. His patrilineal great-grandfather was Standard Oil's co-founder John D. Rockefeller[4] and his matrilineal great-grandfather was Frederick H. Billings, a president of Northern Pacific Railway. Both of his grandmothers, Mary Billings French and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, were important to the early development of YWCA USA. Political aspirationsRockefeller ran for the Republican nomination in the 1992 United States Senate election in New York, campaigning against incumbent Alfonse D'Amato, and criticizing the conservative wing of the party.[5] However, his campaign struggled to gain enough signatures to get on the ballot, and ultimately failed to do so.[6] Board membershipsHe is the co-founder and was the former Vice-Chair of the New York League of Conservation Voters, (NYLCV).[7] Rockefeller is currently a Trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council and President of the American Conservation Association. Rockefeller served as a member of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for 27 years. See also{{Portal|Biography}}
References1. ^https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/26/style/wendy-gordon-has-nuptials.html 2. ^[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=231019630&privcapId=4317740&previousCapId=5909425&previousTitle=Harte%20Research%20Institute%20for%20Gulf%20of%20Mexico%20Studies Company Overview of Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.] 3. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/15/nyregion/they-saved-land-like-rockefellers.html They Saved Land Like Rockefellers] 4. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pLsyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x-oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3750,1979692&dq=laura-rockefeller-chasin&hl=en|title=Released trustees agree to discuss woman president|date=23 April 1976|work=Miami News|accessdate=18 February 2011}} 5. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/09/nyregion/rockefeller-enters-race-for-senate.html "Rockefeller Enters Race for Senate,"] New York Times, July 9, 1992 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/08/12/Rockefeller-will-ask-court-to-place-him-on-ballot/1428713592000/|title = Rockefeller will ask court to place him on ballot|website = United Press International|date = August 12, 1992|last = Lyle|first = Morgan|accessdate = June 24, 2018}} 7. ^Gov. Cuomo ad enlists a real Rockefeller Republican to unload on Rob Astorino - UPDATED External links
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