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15. Mai 2024 · 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. Flagler also pioneered in the development of Florida as a U.S. vacation centre.
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.
Henry Morrison Flagler. 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 ...
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.
Henry Morrison Flagler dedicated the last thirty years of his life, as well as half of his fortune, to building an entire state. Florida’s emergence from swampy backwater to the tourist icon that it is today is due to the daring, persistence, and generosity of a single man.
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.
4. März 2015 · In the late 19th century when oil baron Henry Morrison Flagler was past the mortality age of the day, he left Standard Oil in the hands of John D. Rockefeller and headed to Florida. Flagler spared no expense as he turned the little town of St. Augustine into a destination for the rich.
