Edward Stephen Harkness (Wolf’s Head 1897)
American Philanthropist. St. Pauls School. Yale College. Columbia Law School.
Son of Stephen V. Harkness, one of the founding partners of Standard Oil, John D. Rockefellers Oil company.
President, Commonwealth Fund.[4]
Donor, Yale residential colleges and Harvard houses.[4]
Donor, Wolf’s Head (second) tomb.[4]
1918, he was ranked the 6th-richest person in the United States by Forbes magazine’s first “Rich List”, behind John D. Rockefeller, Henry Clay Frick, Andrew Carnegie, George Fisher Baker, and William Rockefeller.[5]
1916 - Harkness’ older brother Charles died at the age 55, leaving Edward more than US$80 million, much of it in Standard Oil stock. Charles had continued to invest substantially in Standard Oil as manager of the family fortune, and his brother’s estate made Harkness the third-largest stakeholder in Standard Oil.[5]
1900 to 1940, Trustee , Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States.[5]
1900 to 1940, Trustee , Presbyterian Hospital, New York, United States.[5]
1900 to 1940, President , Commonwealth Fund.[5]
1897 - Initiated Wolf’s Head
Died 29 Jan 1940, from TBC. Age 66.
Father, Stephen Vanderburgh Harkness
Brother, Charles William Harkness (Wolf’s Head 1884)
[1] - Philanthropyroundtable.org - Edward Stephen Harkness
[2] - Wiki - Edward Stephen Harkness (Wolf’s Head 1897)
[3] - Find a Grave - Edward Stephen Harkness (Wolf’s Head 1897)
[5] - Prabook.com - Edward Stephen Harkness (Wolf’s Head 1897)
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