Fascinating - his story is that of New York City and America’s history.
His maternal Grandfather, Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island, was one of the six men who met at Jekyll Island in Georgia in 1910 to secretly plan the future Federal Reserve Bank, which was imposed on America 3 years later.
Another grandson of Nelson W. Aldrich (and first cousin of David) was Robert Aldrich. The film director who made ‘The Dirty Dozen’ among other films.