John D. Rockefeller

My name is John Davison Rockefeller and I was born on July 8th, 1839 in Richford, New York. I was one out of six children. I may have inherited my good business sense from my father. He was a traveling salesman who used all the tricks to get out of decent hard work. He always taught me to get the best deal in all things. My mother struggled to raise the six of us. We moved a numerous of time. I was able to finish school and get my first job. I became a bookkeeper and earned fifty dollars in three months. Later on, in 1859, I decided to build an oil refinery with my good friend Maurice B. Clark. Years passed and I bought my friend's refinery firm. I renamed it Rockefeller & Andrews. I also founded the Standard Oil Company. I became the world's first billionaire and the richest person in history.