About Frederick Lamont Gates Father.
Frederick Taylor “Fred” Gates
Birth 2 Jul 1853
Maine, Broome County, New York, USA
Death 6 Feb 1929 (aged 75)
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Biographical info on findagrave, Memorial ID 35101532 (partial bio pasted here):
Mr. Gates, working with Thomas W. Goodspeed in a two-man campaign during 1889-90, succeeded in raising $400,000, which, with Rockefeller's donation, made it possible to establish the University of Chicago. Gates said this was the "most disagreeable, depressing, and anxious year of my life" and when asked to explain his great success in raising funds, he wrote that he did nothing, worked at nothing, and thought of nothing for the entire year except the canvass. Rockefeller was greatly impressed by Gates's accomplishments and by his handling of financial affairs. Constantly besieged by requests for money, Rockefeller asked Gates to work for him and to take the burden of philanthropic decisions off his shoulders. As director of Rockefeller's vast philanthropic organization, Gates developed the principles and policies that led to the establishment of the Rockefeller Foundation. Over a period of years, Mr. Gates also became a guiding force in many of Rockefeller's business enterprises, and he was instrumental in developing the iron mines, railroads, and fleets of vessels that later were combined into the United States Steel Corporation.
The following is a partial listing of major offices held by Frederick T. Gates.
· Original trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation (1913-1923)
· A trustee (1902-1917) and chairman (1907-1917) of the General Education Board.
· Chairman of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission (1909-1914)
· Trustee of the University of Chicago (1896-1910)
· Trustee of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1909-1929)
· Member of the International Health Commission Board (1913-1923
· Member of the China Medical Board
· Trustee of the Peking Union Medical College (1914-1917)
Children of Frederick Taylor and Emma Lucile (Cahoon) Gates:
1. Frederick Lamont, born December 17, 1886.
2. Franklin Herbert, born July 13, 1888.
3. Russell Cahoon, born June 15, 1890.
4. Alice Florence, October 20, 1891.
5. Lucia Louise, born November 12, 1893.
6. Grace Lucile, born July 10, 1895.
7. Percival Taylor, born January 3, 1897.