Alida Rockefeller Messinger
Alida Rockefeller Messinger (born 1948) is an American philanthropist who is an heir to the Rockefeller family fortune.
Alida Rockefeller Messinger | |
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| Born | Alida Ferry Rockefeller 1948 (age 75–76) New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Mark Dayton
(m. 1978; div. 1986)
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| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | John D. Rockefeller III Blanchette Ferry Hooker |
| Relatives | See Rockefeller family |
A donor to Democratic candidates and environmentalist causes, she is the former of wife of Minnesota governor and U.S. Senator Mark Dayton. Messinger is also a sister of ex-West Virginia governor and U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller. She has notably been a major donor to progressive political causes in her home state of Minnesota.
Outside of activism, she is a former trustee of the Rockefeller Family Fund, a public charity started by her father and his siblings. Her great-grandfather is John D. Rockefeller, the founder of the Standard Oil Company and widely considered to be the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history.