Alida Rockefeller Messinger
Alida Rockefeller Messinger | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alida Ferry Rockefeller 1948 (age 76–77) New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | John D. Rockefeller III Blanchette Ferry Hooker |
| Relatives | See Rockefeller family |
Alida Rockefeller Messinger (born 1948) is an American philanthropist who is an heir to the Rockefeller family fortune.
A donor to Democratic candidates and environmentalist causes, she is the former of wife of former Minnesota governor and former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton, and also sister to former West Virginia governor and former 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.