John D. Rockefeller

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Basic History

• Born in Richford, New York on July 8, 1839• Moved to Cleveland in 1853• Went into the oil refinery business with his

neighbor Maurice Clark in 1859• Married Laura Spelman in 1864 and had five

children• Involved in philanthropy

Prior Work Experience

• First job as an assistant bookkeeperRockefeller partly owned..• Andrews, Clark, and Co.• Rockefeller & Andrews• Standard Oil Company• Standard Oil Trust

Where do they work now?

• He’s dead

Standard Oil Company

• Oil refinery• Replaced much of the competition in

Cleveland during the later 1800s• By end of the 1870s, Standard Oil produced

about 90% of the oil in the US• Made Rockefeller a millionaire

Position at Standard Oil

• Rockefeller was co-owner of Standard Oil Company

After Standard Oil..

• Rockefeller continued to hold stocks in the company, keeping a continuous flow of money

• He became a philanthropist

Works Cited

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller