John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937)

John Davison Rockefeller Sr., Founder & President of Standard Oil

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Father
William Avery Rockefeller (1810-1906)
Mother
Eliza (Davison) Rockefeller (1813-1889)
Spouse
Laura (Spelman) Rockefeller (1839-1915)
Children
John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960)
Elizabeth (Rockefeller) Strong (1866-1906)
Alice Rockefeller (1869-1870)
Alta (Rockefeller) Prentice (1871-1962)
Edith (Rockefeller) McCormick (1872-1932)

Associated Houses

Kykuit

Pocantico Hills

In 1918, with an estimated personal fortune of $1.2-billion, he topped the first ever Forbes Rich List, ahead of Frick and Carnegie who came in second and third. He married Laura Spelman and had five children. 
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. By Ron Chernow

Categories

Business Tycoons Financiers Gilded Age Industrialists Philanthropists
Contributed by Mark Meredith on 22/12/2018 and last updated on 28/02/2023.