14 Facts About Frank Rockefeller

Franklin Rockefeller was an American businessman and member of the prominent Rockefeller family.

Frank Rockefeller and his younger twin sister Frances, who died young, were born on August 8,1845, in Moravia, New York.

Frank Rockefeller held various jobs in Cleveland, eventually becoming involved in his brothers' Standard Oil Co.

Frank Rockefeller became one of the principal promoters of the company, and later served as its vice president.

However, Frank Rockefeller fell out with his brothers and left Standard Oil in 1898.

Frank Rockefeller moved with his family to a large ranch in Kansas, but he later returned to Ohio.

Frank Rockefeller was not as suited to business as his brothers.

Frank Rockefeller invested around $500,000 in mining ventures, which proved unsound, and invested $250,000 in unfruitful commercial paper.

Frank Rockefeller found stability when he invested in the Buckeye Steel Castings Company of Columbus in 1892.

Frank Rockefeller became president of the company in 1905, and served in that capacity until 1908, when the presidency was assumed by Samuel Prescott Bush.

Frank Rockefeller refused to speak to his brothers John and William Jr.

Frank Rockefeller's funeral was held on April 17,1917, at the home of Mrs Walter S Bowler.

In 1870, Frank Rockefeller married Helen Elizabeth Scofield, a daughter of William Charles Scofield and Ann Scofield both of Cleveland, Ohio.

Frank Rockefeller died on April 17,1917 in Cleveland, Ohio aged 71.