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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.
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.
Dec 4, 2013 · William Rockefeller Jr. is the man at the center of New York's train derailment. According to a union rep, he's been a locomotive engineer for almost 11 years "He's a man of a...
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.
Jan 26, 2023 · It was later revealed that William, who was also called "Devil Bill," was a con artist who pretended to be a physician to sell what he claimed was patented cure-all medicine, as reported by History Net. It was William's son, John D. Rockefeller Sr., who put the Rockefeller name on the map.
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A timeline of the life and legacy of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., the oil tycoon who founded Standard Oil and became one of the richest and most influential men in American history. See his achievements, controversies, family, and philanthropy.
Jun 19, 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.
