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Standard Oil Company


United States, Business Org    (1870 to 1911)
• U.S. petroleum monopoly founded by J.D.Rockefeller
• Detailed history of the Standard Oil Trust its subsidiaries (See: History of Standard Oil)
• Concise history of oil companies affliated with Standard Oil (through 1998) (See: U of Virginia list)
• 1870 : Standard Oil Company of Ohio (Sohio) founded
• 1882 : Numerous subsidiaries founded from 1882-1910, creating a nationwide oil production and distribution monopoly
• 1911 : Monopoly broken up by U.S. Government into a number of spinoff companies
• 2004 : Through numerous mergers, three major corporations (ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco, and British Petroleum) now control the former Standard Oil assets
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Rockefeller, Frank   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Vice-president (?? - 1898)
Flagler, Henry M.   (Founder of, 1870 to 1911) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Co-founder (16% share)
Rockefeller, John D. Sr.   (Founder of, 1870 to 1911) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Founder (30% share) and President until 1911.
• 1896 : Retired from daily operations to concentrate on his philanthropy projects
• 2000 : Summary of the career of John D. Rockefeller and history of Standard Oil (See: Keith Poole article)
Rockefeller, William G.   (Founder of, 1870 to 1911) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Co-founder (13% share)
Standard Oil Company of California (Socal)   (Division of, 1906 to 1911) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1911 : Split off as a separate company
South Penn Oil Company   (Division of, 1889 to 1911) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1911 : Split off as a separate company
Standard Oil Company of Indiana   (Division of, 1889 to 1911) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1911 : Split off into a separate company
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey   (Division of, 1882 to 1911) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1911 : Split off as a separate company
Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony)   (Division of, 1882 to 1911) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1911 : Split off as a separate company
Standard Oil Company of Ohio (Sohio)   (Division of, 1870 to 1911) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1911 : Split off as a separate company
Rockefeller, Andrews and Flagler   (Spinoff of, 1870) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Rockefeller, Andrews and Flagler form "Standard Oil of Ohio"