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William Avery "Devil Bill" Rockefeller Sr. (November 13, 1810 – May 11, 1906) was an American businessman, lumberman, herbalist, salesman, and con artist who went by the alias of Dr. William Levingston.
One of the first members of the Rockefeller family in New York was businessman William A. Rockefeller Sr., who was born to a Protestant family in Granger, New York.
Jun 14, 2019 · William Avery Rockefeller, the father of the oil tycoon, was a notorious fraud who posed as a doctor and exploited others for money. He was also accused of rape, horse theft and bigamy, and his son John D. tried to hide his shady past from the public.
William Avery Rockefeller Jr. (May 31, 1841 – June 24, 1922) was an American businessman and financier. Rockefeller was a co-founder of Standard Oil along with his elder brother John Davison Rockefeller. He was also a part owner of Anaconda Copper, which was the fourth-largest company in the world by the late 1920s.
John D. Rockefeller, Sr., the patriarch, made the family fortune through the oil business and became the world’s first billionaire (1916). Although Rockefeller was born (1839) to a family of modest means, he managed to save money and embark on several enterprises as an adult.
William Avery Rockefeller, Sr. When William Avery Rockefeller lived near the present town of Park River, N.D., during the spring and summers of 1881 through 1889, his son, John D. Rockefeller, was becoming the richest man in the world.
A timeline of the life and legacy of John D. Rockefeller sr., the oil tycoon who founded Standard Oil and became one of the richest and most influential men in American history. Learn about his early years, his business deals, his philanthropy, his family, and his controversies.
