Happy Rockefeller
Margaretta Large "Happy" Rockefeller (née Fitler, formerly Murphy; June 9, 1926 – May 19, 2015) was a philanthropist who, as the wife of vice president Nelson Rockefeller, served as second lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977. She was previously the first lady of New York from 1963 to 1973, during her husband's last three terms in office.
Happy Rockefeller | |
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Rockefeller in 1973 | |
| Second Lady of the United States | |
| In role December 19, 1974 – January 20, 1977 | |
| Vice President | Nelson Rockefeller |
| Preceded by | Betty Ford |
| Succeeded by | Joan Mondale |
| First Lady of New York | |
| In role May 4, 1963 – December 18, 1973 | |
| Governor | Nelson Rockefeller |
| Preceded by | Mary Rockefeller |
| Succeeded by | Katherine Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaretta Large Fitler June 9, 1926 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2015 (aged 88) Pocantico Hills, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rockefeller Family Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | James Murphy
(m. 1949; div. 1963)Nelson Rockefeller
(m. 1963; died 1979) |
| Children | 6, including Mark Rockefeller |
In 1991, she was appointed a public delegate to the United Nations by US President George H. W. Bush. She also was president of the board of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center north of Albany, New York, among other philanthropic projects.
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