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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 originated in Rhineland in Germany and family members moved to the Americas in the early 18th century, while through Eliza Davison, with family roots in Middlesex County, New Jersey, John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr. and their descendants are also of Scots-Irish ancestry.
Jun 14, 2019 · Tarbell accused William Avery Rockefeller of posing as a physician and exploiting others for financial gain, and brought to light allegations of rape and horse thievery against him.
1855. Bill Rockefeller marries Margaret Allen, a woman 25 years his junior, beginning a secret life as a bigamist. Under pressure from his father, John D. Rockefeller drops out of high school...
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 ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Updated: Apr. 03, 2024. Open full sized image. William Rockefeller. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. in full: William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. born: May 31, 1841, Richford, N.Y., U.S. died: June 24, 1922, Tarrytown, N.Y. (aged 81) Notable Family Members: brother John D. Rockefeller.
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...
