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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
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.
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.
Mar 28, 2024 · Rockefeller married Laura Celestia Spelman, a teacher and former schoolmate, in 1864. Together they had five children, four daughters and one son. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was the youngest, born in 1874.
See Rockefeller family. 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 ...
- Dr. William Levingston
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- William Avery Rockefeller, November 13, 1810, Ancram, New York, U.S.
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.”
John Davison Rockefeller is born in Richford, upstate New York, to William Avery ("Bill") Rockefeller, a travelling peddler of novelties and "cures," and Eliza Davison Rockefeller, a...
