Edward Stephen Harkness

Edward Stephen Harkness (January 22, 1874 – January 29, 1940) was an American philanthropist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, one of three sons to Stephen V. Harkness, a harness-maker who invested with John D. Rockefeller and became the second-largest shareholder in Standard Oil. wiki

• Founding President, Commonwealth Fund
• Founder, Pilgrim Trust

Biography

• James Willet Wooster, Edward Stephen Harkness: 1874-1940 (1949)