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William Rockefeller

Person · Profile checked · 33 detected mentions

John’s younger brother and Standard Oil partner. Do not confuse him with their father, William Avery Rockefeller.

Also appears as: William Rockefeller · William Rockefeller, Jr.

Documented relationships

John D. Rockefeller, Sr. — sibling of — William Rockefeller.
Evidence: Ch. 2, ¶3

William Avery Rockefeller — father of — William Rockefeller.
Evidence: Ch. 2, ¶3

Eliza Davison Rockefeller — mother of — William Rockefeller.
Evidence: Ch. 2, ¶3

William Rockefeller — married — Almira Geraldine Goodsell Rockefeller.
Evidence: Ch. 6, ¶19

William Rockefeller — cofounder and vice president — Standard Oil.
Evidence: Ch. 8, ¶8

John D. Rockefeller, Sr. — business partner — William Rockefeller.
Evidence: Ch. 8, ¶8

William Rockefeller — banking partners — James Stillman.
Evidence: Ch. 18, ¶21

William Rockefeller — director of — National City Bank.
Evidence: Ch. 18, ¶21

William Rockefeller — president of — Standard Oil of New York.
Evidence: Ch. 18, ¶21

William Rockefeller — led the New York operation — New York City.
Evidence: Ch. 18, ¶21

In the book

Ch. 1, ¶25 Ch. 2, ¶3 Ch. 6, ¶20 Ch. 8, ¶3 Ch. 8, ¶8 Ch. 8, ¶11 Ch. 8, ¶21 Ch. 12, ¶6 Ch. 13, ¶11 Ch. 13, ¶29 Ch. 13, ¶30 Ch. 13, ¶53

All 31 source references

Shared passages

A shared paragraph is a reading connection, not proof of a historical relationship. Entries link to the first shared source paragraph.

John D. Rockefeller, Sr. · 22 shared paragraphs · Ch. 2, ¶3
Standard Oil · 17 shared paragraphs · Ch. 6, ¶20
John · 14 shared paragraphs · Ch. 2, ¶3
Uncle William · 8 shared paragraphs · Ch. 6, ¶20
Henry M. Flagler · 7 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶8
James Stillman · 7 shared paragraphs · Ch. 18, ¶21
Cleveland · 6 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶3
New York · 6 shared paragraphs · Ch. 8, ¶21
National City Bank · 6 shared paragraphs · Ch. 18, ¶21
Wall Street · 6 shared paragraphs · Ch. 18, ¶21
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. · 4 shared paragraphs · Ch. 13, ¶11
Henry H. Rogers · 4 shared paragraphs · Ch. 20, ¶59

All 142 shared-passage connections

Automatic suggestions

Unverified verb connections; read the source before interpreting them as facts.

Standard Oil of New York · form · William Rockefeller · Ch. 13, ¶29

William Rockefeller · parlay · Wall Street · Ch. 18, ¶21

Print index

Rockefeller, William (brother) — 14, 16.

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