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1. www.britannica.com › Laura-Spelman-RockefellerLaura Spelman Rockefeller | Biography, Philanthropy, & Facts

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   Sep 5, 2024 · Laura Spelman Rockefeller (born September 9, 1839, Wadsworth, Ohio, U.S.—died March 12, 1915, Pocantico Hills, New York) was an American educator and philanthropist who was the wife of John D. Rockefeller of the famed Rockefeller family.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › JJ. P. Morgan - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) [1] was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › Nelson-RockefellerNelson Rockefeller | Biography, Vice President, & Facts

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   Sep 14, 2024 · Nelson Rockefeller, 41st vice president of the United States (1974–77) in the administration of President Gerald Ford, four-term governor of New York (1959–73), and leader of the liberal wing of the Republican Party. He unsuccessfully sought the presidential nomination of his party three times.

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5. www.britannica.com › money › Standard-OilStandard Oil | History, Monopoly, & Breakup | Britannica Money

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   Sep 26, 2024 · Standard Oil, U.S. company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was the industrial empire of John D. Rockefeller and associates, controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States.

6. alchetron.com › John-D-Rockefeller-IIIJohn D Rockefeller III - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

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   Sep 10, 2024 · John Davison Rockefeller III was killed in an automobile accident in Mount Pleasant, New York (near the Rockefeller family estate in Pocantico), on July 10, 1978, at the age of 72. He was buried at the Rockefeller Family Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

7. guides.loc.gov › this-month-in-business-historyStandard Oil Established - This Month in Business History ...

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   Sep 13, 2024 · Rockefeller eventually retired from daily operations in 1895, at the age of 56, but stayed in a figurehead role as president. In 1911, the Supreme Court found Standard Oil in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act .

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   Who was Nelson Rockefeller?

   • Nelson Rockefeller, 41st vice president of the United States (1974–77) in the administration of President Gerald Ford, four-term governor of New York (1959–73), and leader of the liberal wing of the Republican Party. He unsuccessfully sought the presidential nomination of his party three times.

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   When did Rockefeller retire?

   • Rockefeller eventually retired from daily operations in 1895, at the age of 56, but stayed in a figurehead role as president. In 1911, the Supreme Court found Standard Oil in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

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   Did Rockefeller talk to the press?

   • Rockefeller had a strict no-talking-to-the-press rule, which did nothing to combat the widely popular, scathing critique of Standard Oil by journalist Ida Tarbell. Rockefeller eventually retired from daily operations in 1895, at the age of 56, but stayed in a figurehead role as president.

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   Did Rockefeller have any opulence?

   • Rockefeller’s lack of opulence was also evident in his home life. He had married Laura Celestia “Cettie” Spelman in 1864, and together they raised their children, Bessie, Alice (who died as an infant), Alta, Edith and John Jr., in a devoutly Baptist household.

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9. lakegenevanews.net › news › localQuinn column: About the wealthy & working class Lake Geneva ...

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   Sep 9, 2024 · The only other wealthy lake shore resident that I ever met was J. Rockefeller Prentice. He had been a classmate of my friend, John Notz, at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. J. Rockefeller Prentice’s daughter, Abra, had been in second grade at Central School when I was in first grade.