Famous for his Standard Oil Company, John D. Rockefeller, born in 1839 was a businessman, industrialist, and philanthropist who was often called the “captain of industry”. Rockefeller was born to William Avery Rockefeller and Eliza (Davison) Rockefeller in Richford, NY. He was one of six siblings. Rockefeller and his family moved to Strongville, Ohio when John was fourteen years old. John first started showing signs of business when he was buying candies wholesale as a kid …showed first 75 words of 816 total…

…showed last 75 words of 816 total…appreciate him and his good deeds a lot more than they did in the past days. By 1900, The Standard Oil Company controlled more than ninety percent of the refined oil in the U.S. Rockefeller being the worlds wealthiest man at the time, reached his fortune of about nine-hundred million dollars. Other oil refining companies went downhill fast. Eventually, in 1911, the Supreme Court decided to break up the Standard Oil Company into smaller, competing companies.