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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.
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- Co-founder of Standard Oil
- William Avery Rockefeller Jr., May 31, 1841, Richford, New York, U.S.
- See Rockefeller family
Apr 3, 2024 · William Rockefeller (born May 31, 1841, Richford, N.Y., U.S.—died June 24, 1922, Tarrytown, N.Y.) was an American industrialist and financier, a member of the famed Rockefeller family, and known in conjunction with his older brother, John D. Rockefeller, for his role in the establishment and growth of the Standard Oil Company.
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.
May 10, 2024 · The best-known members of the family include John D. Rockefeller, Sr., and his son, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 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 ...
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 elixirs.
- Dr. William Levingston
- See Rockefeller family
- William Avery Rockefeller, November 13, 1810, Ancram, New York, U.S.
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...
(1841–1922). American industrialist and financier William Rockefeller was known for his role in the establishment and growth of the Standard Oil Company. He undertook that endeavor with his older brother, John D. Rockefeller. William Avery Rockefeller, Jr., was born on May 31, 1841, in Richford, New York. He began his career as a bookkeeper.
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