Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915)

Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, of Providence, R.I., "General Manager of the Nation"

He was the organizer of and co-founder of the Federal Reserve System (1910) with his personal secretary Arthur Shelton, A. Piatt Andrew, Paul Warburg, Henry Davison, Benjamin Strong, and Frank Vanderlip. He had eleven children (listed) of whom eight lived to adulthood, including Abby Rockefeller.

Parents (2)

Anan Evans Aldrich

Anan E. Aldrich, Mill Hand, of Foster, Rhode Island

1807-1892

Abby (Burgess) Aldrich

Mrs Abby Ann (Burgess) Aldrich

1810-1888

Spouse (1)

Abigail (Chapman) Aldrich

Mrs "Abby" Pierce Truman (Chapman) Aldrich

1845-1917

Children (11)

Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich

Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich Jr., died in early childhood

1867-1871

Lucy Truman Aldrich

Lucy Truman Aldrich, of Providence, Rhode Island; died unmarried

1869-1955

Edward Burgess Aldrich

Edward Burgess Aldrich, of Providence, Rhode Island

1871-1957

Abigail (Aldrich) Rockefeller

Mrs "Abby" Greene (Aldrich) Rockefeller

1874-1948

Stuart Morgan Aldrich

1876-1960

Robert Chapman Aldrich

Robert Chapman Aldrich, died in infancy

1878-1878

William Truman Aldrich

William Truman Aldrich, Architect, of Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts

1880-1966

Emma Louise Aldrich

Emma Louise Aldrich, died in early childhood

1882-1884

Richard Steere Aldrich

Richard S. Aldrich, U.S. Congressman from Rhode Island

1884-1941

Winthrop Williams Aldrich

Winthrop W. Aldrich, Chairman of Chase National Bank; U.S. Ambassador to the U.K.

1885-1974

Elsie (Aldrich) Campbell

Mrs Elsie Chapman (Aldrich) Campbell

1888-1968