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Henry Huttleston Rogers (January 29, 1840 – May 19, 1909) was an American industrialist and financier. He made his fortune in the oil refining business, becoming a leader at Standard Oil. He also played a major role in numerous corporations and business enterprises in the gas industry, copper, and railroads.
At the time of his death in May of 1909, Henry Huttleston Rogers was worth between 100 and 150 million dollars, placing him at number 22 in the list of the top 100 wealthiest people in American history. His fortune, adjusted to today’s dollars, would be worth more than $40 billion.
19. Apr. 2012 · FAIRHAVEN — The grand summer house into which Henry Huttleston Rogers poured so much love and attention was considered a "White Elephant," by his children after he died.
26. Apr. 2015 · Among the treasures, Harry inherited after his father’s death in 1909 was perhaps the one Henry Huttleston Rogers loved most — his 85-room mansion on Fourth Street in Fairhaven. It was his...
Henry Huttleston Rogers, 1840–1909, American financier, b. Fairhaven, Mass. After he moved (1860) to Pennsylvania, he entered the oil business, experimented in the refining of petroleum, and, in partnership with Charles Pratt, became one of the important independent refiners. Source for information on Rogers, Henry Huttleston: The Columbia ...
Henry Huttleston Rogers, the Standard-Oil magnate who became one of the most powerful tycoons of his day, was born in 1840. He lived during his childhood and early youth in the house at 39 Middle Street, which still stands today.
In the mid-1890s, Rogers was part owner and president of the Ohio River Railroad. Rogers’ greatest railroading achievement was the construction of the Virginian Railway. Six hundred miles in length, the railroad transported coal from southern West Virginia to tidewater ports near Norfolk, Virginia. Constructed between 1903 and 1909, the ...
