William Rockefeller
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William Rockefeller (financier, businessman, Rockefeller family) | |
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Born | 1841-05-31 Richford, New York |
Died | 1922-06-24 (Age 81) Tarrytown, New York |
Religion | Northern Baptist |
Children | • Lewis Edward Rockefeller • Emma Rockefeller • William Goodsell Rockefeller • John Davison Rockefeller II • Percy Avery Rockefeller • Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller |
Spouse | Almira Geraldine Goodsell |
Member of | Corsair Club, Rockefeller family, The Money Trust |
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Together with his brother, John Davison Rockefeller, William Avery Rockefeller Jr. founded Standard Oil in 1870. Its contemporary corporate heirs are BP, Exxon and Chevron.