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Frank Rockefeller refused to speak to his brothers John and William Jr. until his death, despite William attempting reconciliation in the summer of 1916. Frank said later that year "There's not the slightest possibility of a reconciliation." Frank died the following year. His funeral was held on April 17, 1917, at the home of Mrs. Walter S. Bowler.
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 ...
When Frank died, all his grieving older brother could do was shake his head and say: “Poor Frank. I held him in my arms when he was a baby.” William Avery Rockefeller, father of the clan, never figured importantly in the civic or social life of Cleveland- probably because excursions out West to sell his patent medicines took him away from the city so often.
- Frank Was Always The Difficult One
- After The War, John Soars While Frank Booms and Busts
- A New Start with Big Bull and A Ranch That Was “An Earthly Paradise”
- Rockefeller Buys The World’S Best Bull
- The Ranch Was Still Just A “Millionaire’s Plaything”
- The Ranch Fades, and So Does Frank
The Rockefeller family was a complicated one from the beginning—father Bill Rockefeller was, at best, a glorified con man. But the relationship between the Rockefeller brothers was just as turbulent. As detailed in the massive Rockefeller biography Titan, Frank was always boisterous and wild (and John D. was always cautious and calculating). Frank’...
John D. Rockefeller had a steady climb to success while Frank only stumbled. He had a long list of failed investments, including railroads, ranches, and an oil company that competed with his own brother’s. He lived beyond his means, buying gigantic homes and ranches, and when they failed he asked his brothers for massive loans. “I can’t understand ...
Rockefeller had owned ranches before, but in 1900 he was determined to truly become “a stock man.” And he made some inroads. In 1900, he was elected President of the Hereford Breeder’s Association, and the next year, the Wichita Daily Eagle called Rockefeller’s ranch an “earthly paradise.” Frank said “the happiest moments of my life are spent in th...
Frank was determined to start off his refocused life as a rancher on the right foot. He was going to become a breeder (he said his love of animals began when he bred guinea pigs to be a certain color). The new vocation meant paying up for the best. In 1900 in Kansas City, he bought Columbus XVII, a $5,050 Hereford bull. The bull was actually raised...
“Not one of my blood,” he declared, “will ever rest upon land controlled by that monster, John D. Rockefeller.”As hard as Rockefeller tried to be a rancher, he was still a Rockefeller. His ranch had heat, water, and a tennis court, and he entertained guests from around the region. As much as he liked to portray himself as a simple ranch hand, he em...
In 1913, Frank claimed satisfaction with his life as a rancher. “I’d rather live on a 150-acre Western homestead,” he said, “with a homesteader’s usual fare, than live like John D. does in his palaces. He’s living in a regular hell. He’s the most lonesome man on the face of earth.” In 1916, he said, “next to my family, I love animals more than anyt...
Frank Rockefeller was the 36th example of the type, built in 1896 at a cost of $181,573.38 at McDougall’s American Steel Barge Company in Superior, WI. One of the larger examples of the type, Rockefeller measured 380 feet in length, drew 26 feet of water depth and had a single propeller.
Euclid Avenue's "Millionaires' Row" was home to some of the nation's most powerful and influential industrialists, including John D. Rockefeller. Around the turn of the twentieth century, Baedeker's Travel Guide dubbed Euclid Avenue the "Showplace of America" for its beautiful elm-lined sidewalks and ornate mansions situated amid lavish gardens. The concentration of wealth was unparalleled ...
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 15.--Frank Rockefeller, youngest brother of John D. Rockefeller, died today in his apartments at a local hotel from a stroke of paralysis and a blood clot on the brain, as a ...
