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  2. John D. Rockefeller - Wikipedia

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    John D. Rockefeller was born in Richford, New York, then part of the Burned-over district, a New York state region that became the site of an evangelical revival known as the Second Great Awakening. It drew masses to various Protestant churches—especially Baptist ones—and urged believers to follow such ideals as hard work, prayer, and good ...

  3. List of richest Americans in history - Wikipedia

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    In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...

  4. File:John D. Rockefeller, Sr.jpg - Wikipedia

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  5. Rockefeller family - Wikipedia

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    The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...

  6. Book divulges 'shocking' and 'frightening' secrets about the ...

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    John D. Rockefeller is considered to be the wealthiest American of all time, earning his immense fortune after gaining control of 90 percent of American oil production in the late 1800s. The oil ...

  7. File:John D Rockefeller, III.jpg - Wikipedia

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  8. File:J. D. Rockefeller, Jr. 4 × 5 inch.jpg - Wikipedia

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    Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Caption from caption list: John D. Rockfellow [i.e. Rockefeller] photographed in Washington D.C. today where he will speak at the opening of the Interchurch movement campaign to raise a fund of $350000. Date from caption list.

  9. David Rockefeller, philanthropist, head of Chase Manhattan ...

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    RELATED: Rockefeller family photos. Rockefeller earned a degree from Harvard University in 1936 and did graduate work at the London School of Economics, where he met future President John F ...