Historedia
Person

William Rockefeller

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1870–1882

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Rockefeller, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil in Cleveland

    1870

    Role: Co-founder

    1. 1870-01-10 · Cleveland, OhioIncorporation of Standard Oil

      Rockefeller dissolved the partnership of Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler to incorporate Standard Oil in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 10, 1870.

  2. Standard Oil Trust secretly created by John D. Rockefeller

    1882

    Role: Trustee

    1. 1882 · United StatesSecret Conveyance of Shares to Trustees

      Existing stockholders conveyed their shares in trust to nine trustees through a secret agreement, consolidating control over disparate companies.

    2. January 2, 1882 · United StatesSigning of the Standard Oil Trust Agreement

      Forty-one investors signed the Standard Oil Trust Agreement on January 2, 1882, pooling securities from forty companies into a single holding agency managed by nine trustees.

Sources

  1. Standard Oil Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30