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William Rockhill Nelson (March 7, 1841 – April 13, 1915) was a real estate developer and founder of The Kansas City Star. He donated his estate (and home) for the establishment of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. ==Early life== He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His father was Isaac De Groff Nelson (1810–1891) and his mother was Elizabeth Rockhill (1816–1889), the daughter of William R. Rockhill (1793–1865), an important farmer and politician in Fort Wayne, Indiana.〔(Ward Parkway The Grand American Parkway )〕 For a short time, Mr. Isaac Nelson owned ''The Sentinel'' newspaper, which became the (Fort Wayne News Sentinel). But I.D.G. Nelson, as he was fondly known for many years in Fort Wayne, was much more renowned as a nursey owner. His own estate, “Elm Park” was considered "the showplace of Allen County." Nelson, as a 15-year-old attended the University of Notre Dame (which accepted high school students) at the time for two years which he described as "Botany Bay for bad boys." Notre Dame was reported to have asked that he not return.〔Gale Reference Team, "Biography – Nelson, William Rockhill (1841-1915)", 2006〕 He was admitted to the bar in 1862 and was a campaign manager for Democratic Presidential nominee Samuel J. Tilden. Tilden told him: : While it is a great thing to lead armies, it is a greater thing to lead the minds of men Nelson attempted to run a store in Savannah, Georgia but it failed. The southern sojourn was to earn him the nickname “The Colonel” even though he never served in the military. William Allen White said later: :Not that he was ever a colonel of anything...He was just coloneliferous.〔(www.kansascity.com | Star History )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Rockhill Nelson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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