John D. Rockefeller
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
ABOUT ROCKEFELLER
- John was born on July 8, 1839
- He was first employed as an assistant book keeper.
- After some time, Rockefeller went into an oil refine company
- He bought out the company and with Andrews,they formed
- Rockefeller and Andrews Oil Refine
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STANDARD OIL COMPANY
- In 1870, Rockefeller organized the Standard Oil Company with four partners.
- By 1872, he had control of nearly all refining companies in Cleveland.
- Standard Oil was making about 29,000 barrels of oil a day.
- It even had its own barrel making company.
- The Standard Oil Trust had an initial capital of $70 million.
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FAMILY LIFE
- He was married to Laura Spelman on September 8, 1864
- He had 5 children, 4 daughters and 1 son
- John D. Jr., his son, received the fortune and carried on the oil tradition.
- The family had two beach homes in which they spent most of their time.
- The homes were in Lakewood, Cleveland and Ormond Beach, Florida.
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LATER IN HIS LIFE
- Rockefeller always loved giving his money to church and charity.
- He said "I believe it is every mans right to get all he can and give all he can."
- Rockefeller also decided it should be someone else's job to do the day-to-day
- work of running Standard Oil.
- In 1901, Rockefeller founded what is now Rockefeller University.
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THE DEATH OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
- He died on May 23, 1937 at the age of 97.
- Rockefeller died in his home in Ormond Beach.
- He is buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland.
