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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.
Mar 28, 2024 · The wife of Rockefeller Jr., Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, was a powerhouse in the art world, and the five sons she had with her husband— John D. Rockefeller III, Nelson Rockefeller, Laurance Rockefeller, Winthrop Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller —each pursued a significant legacy of his own.
Rockefeller's correspondence with his docile son John D. Jr. is surprisingly eloquent. Between the lines, these letters reveal the strong personalities and the sometimes strained...
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 ...
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...
William Avery Rockefeller made what was seemingly a substantial living as a peddler of patent medicines and miraculous medical cures. He was, essentially, one of the enterprising quacks of his day, even calling himself “Dr. Rockefeller.”
