   the rockefeller family  is an american industrial, political, and banking family that made one of the world's largest fortunes in the oil business during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with john d. rockefeller and his brother william rockefeller primarily through standard oil.world's largest private fortune - see ron chernow, titan: the life of john d. rockefeller, sr., london: warner books, 1998. (p.370) the family is also known for its long association with and control of chase manhattan bank.the political economy of third world intervention: mines, money, and u.s. policy in the congo crisis, david n. gibbs, university of chicago press 1991, page 113 they are considered to be one of the most powerful families, if not the most powerful family,the rockefeller inheritance, alvin moscow, doubleday 1977, page 418 in the history of the united states. ==family background== one of the founding members of the rockefeller family was con artist william rockefeller, sr. born in granger, new york to a protestant family with english, german, and scots-irish roots. he had six children with his first wife eliza davison, the most prominent of which were oil tycoons john d. rockefeller and william rockefeller, co-founders of standard oil. ==real estate and institutions ==      the family was heavily involved in numerous real estate construction projects in the u.s. during the 20th century.the edifice complex: the archit
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