Rockefeller, Robber Baron or Captain of Industry? John D. Rockefeller was the first billionaire in the United States. He owned Standard Oil Company, and was the main person to organize the oil industry. When he was young, the company he was working for at the time sent him to oil country. He checked everything out and reported back to the company that, as far as he could tell, there was no future in the oil …showed first 75 words of 646 total…

…showed last 75 words of 646 total…of the primary people involved in organizing the oil industry. There was virtually no waste product in the refinement process of oil because he found uses for the left overs. He gave huge amounts of money to various charities and foundations. Although he did have his flaws, all the good things he did definitely outweighed the bad ones. Without John D. Rockefeller the oil industry and the world would not be where they are today.