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Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway.
15. Mai 2024 · American industrialist Henry Morrison Flagler. Henry M. Flagler (born January 2, 1830, Hopewell, New York, U.S.—died May 20, 1913, West Palm Beach, Florida) was an American financier and partner of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., in establishing the Standard Oil Company.
Aktie der Standard Oil Company mit Unterschrift von John D. Rockefeller und Flagler. Henry Morrison Flagler (* 2. Januar 1830 in Hopewell, New York; † 20. Mai 1913 in West Palm Beach, Florida) war ein US-amerikanischer Erdölmagnat, Besitzer einer Eisenbahngesellschaft und Erbauer der Bahnstrecke an Floridas Ostküste ( Florida ...
Henry Flagler Biography. Following an amazing career as a founding partner and "the brains" behind Standard Oil, which was the largest and most profitable corporation in the world for more than a century, Henry Flagler invested himself in the development of Florida. During the next quarter century, he literally invented modern Florida.
14. Mai 2018 · Henry Flagler (1830-1913) was a self-made millionaire and industrialist who co-founded the Standard Oil Company. He masterminded the plan that transformed Standard Oil into the most successful monopoly of the nineteenth century.
Some see him as a ruthless and powerful 19thcentury American capitalist who became a multi-millionaire by negotiating secret deals while deceiving competitors, corrupting politicians and engaging in various other unethical business practices, and classify him as a ‘robber baron1.’.
Henry Morrison Flagler was born January 2nd, 1830 to Reverend Isaac Flagler and Elizabeth Ann Caldwell Harkness. The Flagler family, originally spelled Flegler, hailed from the southwestern corner of Germany known as the Palatinate region. The family being of moderate means, Henry struck out from New York to Republic, Ohio in 1844.
