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American lawyer
Meile Louise Rockefeller
(born December 5, 1955) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, heiress, and real-estate developer. She is the daughter of
Rodman Clark Rockefeller
and his first wife, Barbara Ann Olsen. Her paternal grandfather was
New York
Governor
and
U.S. Vice President
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
. She is a member of the
Rockefeller family
.
Education
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Rockefeller earned a bachelor's degree in political economics from
Williams College
in 1979
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and a
Juris Doctor
(J.D.) degree from
New York University
.
Career
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Rockefeller is a
lawyer
, real-estate developer,
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[3]
drug law reformer,
[4]
and serves on the board of the Counseling Service of the Eastern District of New York.
Political protest
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In 2002, at age 46, Rockefeller was arrested for protesting the "
Rockefeller drug laws
" which bear the name of her grandfather, who secured their passage as governor of the state of New York in 1973. She was accompanied by her brother, Stuart Rockefeller, and was supported by other members of the family on the issue, including her granduncle
Laurance Rockefeller
.
[4]
See also
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References
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children of
William Avery Rockefeller Sr.
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children of
John Davison Rockefeller
children of William Avery Rockefeller Jr.
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children of
Elizabeth Rockefeller
children of Alta Rockefeller
children of John Davison Rockefeller Jr.
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children of William Goodsell Rockefeller
children of Percy Avery Rockefeller
children of Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller
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children of John Rockefeller Prentice (1902?1972)
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children of John Davison Rockefeller III
children of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
children of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller
children of Winthrop Rockefeller
children of David Rockefeller
children of Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller
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children of John Davison Rockefeller IV
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children of Rodman Clark Rockefeller
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