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William Avery Rockefeller Jr. (May 31, 1841 – June 24, 1922) was an American businessman and financier. Rockefeller was a co-founder of Standard Oil along with his elder brother John Davison Rockefeller. He was also a part owner of Anaconda Copper, which was the fourth-largest company in the world by the late 1920s.
Dec 4, 2013 · New York CNN — Details started to trickle out Tuesday about the engineer at the center of Sunday’s New York train derailment. William Rockefeller Jr., or Billy, has worked as a locomotive...
He had six children with his first wife Eliza Davison, a daughter of a Scots-Irish farmer, the most prominent of which were oil tycoons John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., the co-founders of Standard Oil.
William Avery Rockefeller, Jr., generally known as simply William Rockefeller, was a co-founder with his older brother John D. Rockefeller [Sr.] of the prominent United States Rockefeller family. He created a huge estate at Bay Pond west of Keese Mills starting in 1898.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., sells the Pocantico family estate to his sons and begins the final disposition of his fortune, giving $73 million to charity and $57 million to the Rockefeller Brothers...
- American Experience
Jan 26, 2023 · The Rockefeller family, however, is part of the other remaining 10% and is still one of the wealthiest after seven generations. In an interview with CNBC, David Rockefeller Jr. — John D. Rockefeller Sr.'s great-grandson — shared how his family was able to sustain their wealth throughout the years.
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May 10, 2024 · The wife of Rockefeller Jr., Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, was a powerhouse in the art world, and the five sons she had with her husband—John D. Rockefeller III, Nelson Rockefeller, Laurance Rockefeller, Winthrop Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller—each pursued a significant legacy of his own.
