Oliver Gould Jennings

Oliver Gould Jennings (April 27, 1865 – October 13, 1936) was an American financier and an heir to a fortune from Standard Oil who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Through his sister Emma, he was the uncle of Hugh D. Auchincloss, whose third wife was Janet Lee Bouvier, mother of First Lady Jackie Kennedy.

Jennings served on the boards of Bethlehem Steel, United States Industrial Alcohol Company, McKesson & Robbins, Kingsport Press, Signature Company, National Fuel Gas, and Grocery Store Products.

Together, they had two children: Jennings built a forty-room French Renaissance style home called the Mailands in Fairfield, Connecticut.

[1] His funeral was held at St. James Episcopal Church in Fairfield, Connecticut, with the Rev.