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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. 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 ...
Jun 14, 2019 · Hulton Archive/Getty Images. When he was a child, John D. Rockefeller watched his father count his money—huge wads of which he refused to keep in a bank and lovingly stacked in front of his ...
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 ...
- Dr. William Levingston
- See Rockefeller family
- William Avery Rockefeller, November 13, 1810, Ancram, New York, U.S.
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 ...
Mar 28, 2024 · Rockefeller, Sr., was an American industrialist and philanthropist and founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. Rockefeller family, prominent American family whose philanthropy and influence over several generations helped shape the modern United States.
William Rockefeller. (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.
