Rockefeller Sr. with family. Rockefeller Archives. The so-called Cleveland Massacre was the beginning of John D. Rockefeller's drive toward an oil monopoly, and it is considered one of his ...

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.

When did Rockefeller became a millionaire? A famous figure in the oil industry, John D Rockefeller, was born in Richford, New York, on July 8, 1839. felt that he was destined to become a billionaire ...

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 ...

Commissioned in 1972 by Rodman C. Rockefeller, the grandson of oil titan John D. Rockefeller and son of former New York governor and U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, the main residence is a ...

It’s as if John D. Rockefeller is reaching out from the grave to reassemble his old Standard Oil monopoly. ConocoPhillips’ $22.5 billion all-stock acquisition of Marathon Oil—both former pie ...

That worked, too. At that time, Rockefeller re refined almost 90% of America's oil -- a position he soon achieved as king of the oil industry. John D. Williams died in 1916. In 1853, Rockefeller ...