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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.
John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fifth child and only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
Jun 14, 2019 · Tarbell accused William Avery Rockefeller of posing as a physician and exploiting others for financial gain, and brought to light allegations of rape and horse thievery against him.
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.
Jun 29, 2023 · The true turning point came in 1866 when John’s brother, William Rockefeller Jr., built another refinery in Cleveland, pulling John into the partnership.
Dec 4, 2013 · 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 engineer for almost ...
William Avery Rockefeller, Jr., was born on May 31, 1841, in Richford, New York. He began his career as a bookkeeper. At age 21 he started his own business, Hughes and Rockefeller, as a produce commission merchant.
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 Avery Rockefeller, Jr., generally known as simply William Rockefeller, was a co-founder with his older brother John D. Rockefeller [Sr.] of the prominent United States Rockefeller family. He created a huge estate at Bay Pond west of Keese Mills starting in 1898.
