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   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 ...

   • Founder: Johann Peter Rockefeller
   • Place of origin: Rhineland, Germany

   • Current region: New York, U.S.

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2017/03/20 › businessDavid Rockefeller, Philanthropist and Head of Chase Manhattan ...

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   A Privileged Life. The youngest of six siblings, David Rockefeller was born in Manhattan on June 12, 1915. His father, John D. Rockefeller Jr., the only son of the oil titan, devoted his life to ...

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   May 10, 2024 · John D. Rockefeller, Sr., the patriarch, made the family fortune through the oil business and became the world’s first billionaire (1916). Although Rockefeller was born (1839) to a family of modest means, he managed to save money and embark on several enterprises as an adult. In 1863, with his business partners, Rockefeller established an oil ...

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   Who was David Rockefeller?

   • Prominent banker David Rockefeller Sr. was the family patriarch until his death in 2017. In 1960, when his brother Nelson Rockefeller was governor of New York, David Sr. successfully pressed for a repeal of a New York state law that restricted Chase Manhattan Bank from operating outside the city.

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   Where did the Rockefeller family come from?

   • 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.

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   Who owns the Rockefeller Fund?

   • [T]he Fund portfolio's largest holdings are in Exxon, Standard Oil of California, Chase Manhattan Bank, and Rockefeller Center, all considered controlled by, or heavily influenced by, the Rockefeller Family.

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   Are the Rockefellers a powerful family?

   • As of 1977 the Rockefellers were considered one of the most powerful families, if not the most powerful family, in the history of the United States.

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6. www.ranker.com › list › members-of-the-rockefellerMembers of the Rockefeller Family | List of ... - Ranker

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   Jul 30, 2021 · John Davison Rockefeller III (March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was a philanthropist and third-generation member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He was the eldest son of the philanthropists John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. His siblings were Abby, Nelson, Laurance, Winthrop and David.

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7. www.npr.org › sections › thetwo-wayDavid Rockefeller — Philanthropist, Banker And Collector ...

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   Mar 20, 2017 · David Rockefeller, who died Monday morning at the age of 101, leaves a legacy that eludes a simple description. At once the grandchild and heir of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller and a globe ...

8. www.smh.com.au › national › david-rockefeller-srDavid Rockefeller Sr., last of the famously philanthropic ...

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   Mar 21, 2017 · David Rockefeller Sr., the heir to a vast and storied family fortune who, as president, chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Bank transformed a listless business into one of the world's ...

9. qz.com › 937028 › david-rockefeller-dead-at-101-theDavid Rockefeller dead at 101: The oil heir made ... - Quartz

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   Mar 20, 2017 · The Rockefeller Family Fund, set up by David Rockefeller and his brothers in 1967, is dedicated in part to weaning the world off of oil—and of attacking ExxonMobil, the heir to his grandfather ...

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