John D. Williams died in 1916. In 1853, Rockefeller became the first billionaire in America. He dropped out of college and worked menial jobs to survive. Standard Oil Company was founded by ...

It’s as if John D. Rockefeller is reaching out from ... The Continental Oil and Transportation Co.—Conoco—was swept into Standard Oil’s maw in 1885; the Ohio Oil Co., Marathon’s ...

The company Rockefeller started at age 23, Standard Oil, came to hold a virtual monopoly on the American oil industry. He maintained control of Standard Oil until its eventual break-up by the U.S.

The so-called Cleveland Massacre was the beginning of John D. Rockefeller's drive toward ... years later in her The History of the Standard Oil Company. "Nobody waited to find out his neighbor's ...

eldest daughter of John D. Rockefeller, President of the Standard Oil Trust, to Charles A. Strong of Rochester, N.Y., a son of the Rev. ... View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

John D. Rockefeller's legacy as a business titan is unparalleled. As the founder of Standard Oil, he established an ...

John D. Rockefeller, the iconic American entrepreneur and co-founder of Standard Oil, bequeathed not only a fortune but also gems of wisdom in the form of letters to his son, John D. Rockefeller ...

More than a century after American magnate John D. Rockefeller built a petroleum empire through Standard Oil, the company's legacy still looms large in today's market. At its peak, Standard Oil ...

The so-called Cleveland Massacre was the beginning of John D. Rockefeller's drive toward ... years later in her The History of the Standard Oil Company. "Nobody waited to find out his neighbor's ...