Laura Rockefeller Chasin | |
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| Born | Laura Spelman Rockefeller October 11, 1936 |
| Died | November 17, 2015 (aged 79) Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Philanthropist and founder of the Public Conversations Project |
| Known for | Philanthropy and member of the Rockefeller family |
| Spouse(s) | James H. Case (divorced) Richard Chasin |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Mary French |
Laura Spelman Rockefeller (October 11, 1936 – November 17, 2015[1]) was an American philanthropist. She was the eldest child of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910–2004) and Mary French (1910–1997), and a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family. She has two younger sisters, Marion, Lucy Aldrich Rockefeller, and a younger brother, Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Jr. Her patrilineal great-grandfather was Standard Oil's co-founder John D. Rockefeller[2] and her matrilineal great-grandfather was Frederick H. Billings, a president of Northern Pacific Railway. Both of her grandmothers, Mary Billings French and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, were important to the early development of YWCA USA. Chasin is known as the founder, former executive director, and former board member of the Public Conversations Project in Watertown, Massachusetts.