Rockefeller, John D

born in Rich ford, N.Y., July 8, 1839, moved to Cleyeland, O., 1853. Educated in public school, and was without advantages. First employed as a commi ion clerk, and at nineteen became a partner in the house of Clark & Rockefeller that engaged in the oil busine , 1865. He built the Standard Oil Works at Cleveland, and in 1882 formed the Standard Oil Trust, which, however, was di olved in 1892. Later Mr. Rockefeller became head and chief owner of the Standard Oil Co., the largest incorporated concern in America. He has given several millions to the University of Chicago and other institutions, and is regarded as being the wealthiest person in America, with a fortune estimated at $400,000,000.