Standard Oil Company was a corporate trust in the petroleum industry that existed from 1882 to 1911. The origins of the trust lay in the operations of the Standard Oil Company (Ohio), which had been …

Standard Oil, American company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was the industrial empire of John D. Rockefeller of the famed Rockefeller family, controlling almost all oil production, processing, …

Jun 7, 2025 · The world's first recognized billionaire John D. Rockefeller, ascended to the pinnacle of American success through his conglomerate, Standard Oil, which he grew from a small refinery in...

Apr 9, 2010 · John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), founder of the Standard Oil Company, became one of the world’s wealthiest men and a major philanthropist. Born into modest circumstances in upstate …

Apr 14, 2025 · Explore the life of John D. Rockefeller, American businessman, philanthropist, and founder of Standard Oil Company. By 1882, Standard Oil controlled nearly all of the US oil market. …

By 1870, Rockefeller and new partners were operating two oil refineries in Cleveland, then the major oil refining center of the country. The partners incorporated (under a charter issued by the state of Ohio) …

Standard Oil was an American oil producing, refining, and marketing company founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870. It became a symbol of monopolistic practices and was crucial in shaping the …

John Davison Rockefeller (JDR) was the guiding force behind the creation and development of the Standard Oil Company, which grew to dominate the oil industry and became one of the first big trusts …

The company most heavily interested in the South Improvement Company was the Standard Oil of Cleveland, J. D. Rockefeller, William Rockefeller and H. M. Flagler, all stockholders of that company, …

John D. Rockefeller (born July 8, 1839, Richford, New York, U.S.—died May 23, 1937, Ormond Beach, Florida) was an American industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Standard Oil Company, …