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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.
The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
Jun 14, 2019 · William Avery Rockefeller, the father of the oil tycoon, was a notorious fraud who posed as a doctor and exploited others for money. He was also accused of rape, horse theft and bigamy, but his son John D. tried to hide his shady past.
William Rockefeller. William Rockefeller (born May 31, 1841, Richford, N.Y., U.S.—died June 24, 1922, Tarrytown, N.Y.) was an American industrialist and financier, a member of the famed Rockefeller family, and known in conjunction with his older brother, John D. Rockefeller, for his role in the establishment and growth of the Standard Oil ...
Dec 4, 2013 · William Rockefeller Jr., or Billy, has worked as a locomotive engineer for almost 11 years, according to Anthony Bottalico, a union representative who has been meeting with the man.
William Rockefeller Sr. William Avery " Devil Bill " Rockefeller Sr. (November 13, 1810 – May 11, 1906) was an American businessman, lumberman, herbalist, salesman, and con artist who went by the alias of Dr. William Levingston. He worked as a lumberman and then a traveling salesman who identified himself as a "botanic physician" and sold ...
A timeline of the life and legacy of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., the oil tycoon who founded Standard Oil and became one of the richest and most influential men in American history. See his achievements, controversies, family, and philanthropy.
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