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Rockefeller

 
Dictionary: Rock·e·fel·ler   (rŏk'ə-fĕl'ər) pronunciation

American family, including John Davison (1839-1937), an oil magnate who amassed great wealth through the Standard Oil Company and spent about half of his fortune on philanthropic works. His son John Davison, Jr. (1874-1960), continued his father's work and had five sons, including Nelson Aldrich (1908-1979), who was governor of New York (1959-1973) and Vice President of the United States (1974-1977) under Gerald Ford.


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Rockefeller is a surname, and may refer to:

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Rockefeller family

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  • Jim Rockefeller, inventor of the Rockefeller Yankee, America's first production fiberglass bodied sports car
  • Lewis K. Rockefeller, a United States Representative from New York, Republican; not a member of the John D. Rockefeller branch of the family dynasty
  • Clark Rockefeller (born Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter)

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