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The younger brother of John D. Rockefeller, William was born in Richford, New York. In 1853 his family moved to Strongville, Ohio .
In 1865, he entered the oil business by starting a refinery. In 1867, his brother's company, Rockefeller & Andrews, absorbed this refinery, and in 1870, the company became Standard Oil.
William Rockefeller served as the company's New York representative until 19111911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January-June January 1 Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 In London, a shootout between Russian anarchists and the Scots Guard January 10 Major Jimmi when Standard Oil of New Jersey was dissolved by the United States Supreme Court. He also had interests in copper, railways, and public utilities. Married to Almira Geraldine Goodsell, he built up the National City Bank of New York , and his son William Goodsell Rockefeller and Elsie Stillman, daughter of National City Bank president James Stillman, were the parents of James Stillman RockefellerJames Stillman Rockefeller ( June 8, 1902 August 10, 2004) was a member of the prominent United States Rockefeller family. A paternal grandson of William Rockefeller, his maternal grandfather James Stillman and uncle James Alexander Stillman served as pre.
He died in 1922 in Tarrytown, New YorkTarrytown is a village located in Westchester County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 11,090. As a village, it is located in the Town of Greenburgh. Geography Tarrytown is located at 41°4'9" North, 73°51'35" West (41 and was interred in the Sleepy Hollow CemeterySleepy Hollow Cemetery is the resting place of numerous famous figures, including Washington Irving, whose story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is set in the adjacent Old Dutch Burying Ground. Irving's grave overlooks the setting of his best known story., Sleepy Hollow, New YorkSleepy Hollow is a village located in Westchester County, New York. Formerly known as North Tarrytown, this town was officially renamed in March of 1997 to Sleepy Hollow. It is the location of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, made famous by Washington Irving's sto.