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Samuel Andrews (1836–1904) was a chemist and inventor. Born in England, he immigrated to the United States before the American Civil War and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He is best known as a partner in the oil refining firm of Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler, the major predecessor company of the Standard Oil corporate empire. When ...
Learn how Samuel Andrews, a mechanical expert, helped John D. Rockefeller build his oil empire, but also lost his chance to become a billionaire due to his ego and pride. Read the story of their partnership, rivalry and fallout from Ron Chernow's biography Titan.
Samuel Andrews was an English immigrant who became a cofounder of Standard Oil and a philanthropist in Cleveland. Learn about his life, career, and legacy in this article from Case Western Reserve University.
When he was a young boy, Samuel Andrews’s family left the Congregational Church and joined the Church of England. It was the time of the Great Awakening and young Samuel grew up in the midst of a clamorous ecclesiastical atmosphere. He graduated from Yale College in 1759, spent two years as a lay reader in Wallingford, and was chosen by his ...
He used his fortune to build one of Cleveland's largest mansions (1885), nicknamed "Andrews' Folly" because of its poor design and costly maintenance. He abandoned the property in 1898 and died in a hotel suite in Atlantic City.
Samuel James Andrews (July 31, 1817 in Danbury, Connecticut – October 11, 1906 in Hartford, Connecticut) was an Irvingite divine.
Samuel Andrews (1836–1904) was a chemist and inventor. Born in England, he immigrated to the United States before the American Civil War and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He is best known as a partner in the oil refining firm of Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler, the major predecessor company of the Standard Oil corporate empire. When the first ...
