J. Richardson Dilworth

Joseph Richardson Dilworth (June 9, 1916 – December 29, 1997) was a leading businessman, best known for being a senior financial adviser for the Rockefeller family. He also served as a director at many other companies and financial institutions including Chrysler Corporation, Macy's, the Squibb Corporation. He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. Early life and career Dilworth was born on June 9, 1916, in Hewlett hamlet in Long Island, New York. His parents were Edith Logan Dilworth and investment banker Dewees Wood Dilworth. His uncle was politician Richardson Dilworth. He attended the Buckley School in Manhattan and St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts. Dilworth graduated from Yale University in 1938, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and the Yale Law school in 1942.