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  1. Jul 8, 2014 · John D. Rockefeller: Early Years and Family John Davison Rockefeller, the son of a traveling salesman, was born on July 8, 1839, in Richford, New York. Industrious even as a boy, the future oil ...

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  2. John D. Rockefeller was born in Richford, New York, then part of the Burned-over district, a New York state region that became the site of an evangelical revival known as the Second Great Awakening. It drew masses to various Protestant churches—especially Baptist ones—and urged believers to follow such ideals as hard work, prayer, and good deeds to build "the Kingdom of God on Earth."

  3. Dec 13, 2017 · The audacious plan was hatched in secret. In the 1920s, John D. Rockefeller Jr. – son of the Standard Oil founder, ardent conservationist and one of America’s richest men – agreed…

  4. John D. Rockefeller (born July 8, 1839, Richford, New York, U.S.—died May 23, 1937, Ormond Beach, Florida) was an American industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. He is the major historical figure behind the famed Rockefeller family ...

  5. Aug 12, 2019 · Rockefeller’s biographer Ron Chernow stresses: “In his business career, John D. Rockefeller was accused of many sins, but he took pride in paying his debts promptly and abiding strictly by ...

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  6. Apr 9, 2010 · John D. Rockefeller: Early Years and Family . John Davison Rockefeller, the son of a traveling salesman, was born on July 8, 1839, in Richford, New York.Industrious even as a boy, the future oil ...

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  8. His son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in 1897 joined Gates in the full time management of the fortune. The University of Chicago — which Rockefeller was largely responsible for creating — alone ...

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