How Did John D. Rockefeller Influence His Work?

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John D Rockefeller was one of the richest and most powerful men in the ninteenth century. He founded the Standard Oil Company, the first company was in Cleveland. He went to college and while he was in college he found his first job at the age sixteen. His first job was produce commission house.
He was born 1839-1937 in New York. when he was still little he moved to cleveland. When he was nineteen he started his first company with a young englishman Clark and Rockefeller. They grossed 450,000 in the first year.while they was in business together Clark did the field work and Rockefeller was in charge of the management and the office work.

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