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Frederick Taylor Gates (July 22, 1853, Maine, Broome County, New York – February 6, 1929, Phoenix, Arizona) was an American Baptist clergyman, educator, and the principal business and philanthropic advisor to the major oil industrialist John D. Rockefeller, Sr., from 1891 to 1923.
Frederick T. Gates (born July 2, 1853, Maine, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 6, 1929, Phoenix, Ariz.) was an American philanthropist and businessman, a major figure in the Rockefeller interests, who spearheaded the endowment drive that created the University of Chicago.
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Jul 21, 2021 · Despite sharing a surname with Frederick Taylor Gates, Bill Gates is not his grandson. Bill Gates’ father and mother were Bill Gates Sr. and Mary Maxwell, who died in 2020 and 1994 respectively, according to NBC News .
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Frederick T. Gates played an essential role in creating modern institutional philanthropy. Frederick Gates (1853-1929) was born in Broome County, New York. The son of a schoolteacher who read medicine and later became an ordained Baptist Minister, Gates spent the first fourteen years of his life in small villages and towns in New York.
Learn about Frederick T. Gates, the American Baptist clergyman, educator, and the principal business and philanthropic advisor to the Rockefeller family. Explore his biography, achievements, and legacy in this online exhibit.
Frederick T. Gates, 1921. PD By the early 1890s, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. had devised one of the world's most brilliant and sophisticated systems to make money.
Jan 29, 2024 · Learn about Frederick T. Gates, the Baptist clergyman and Rockefeller's business and philanthropic advisor from 1891 to 1923. See his portrait and biography from the Rockefeller Archive Center.
