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Bancroft family

A notable family member of the following generation was Mary Bancroft, Hugh Bancroft's daughter by his first marriage.



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Clarence W. Barron

The Bancroft family remained the majority shareholder of Dow Jones until July 31, 2007 when Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. won the support of 32 percent of the Dow Jones voting shares controlled by the Bancroft family, enough to ensure a comfortable margin of victory.