WONDERFUL STANDARD OIL TRUST STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, HENRY MORRISON FLAGLER AND JOEL FRANCIS FREEMEN.
ROCKEFELLER JOHN D.: (1839-1937) American Industrialist & Philanthropist. Wonderful Standard Oil Stock Certificate perfectly signed by both J. D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler, One page, oblong. New York, 31st May 1889. This attractive partially printed document is a stock certificate issued to J. N. Kinney for 100 shares in the Standard Oil Trust, numbered A1544. Signed by Rockefeller at the bottom in his capacity as President and countersigned by the secretary, Henry Flagler (1830-1913) American Industrialist, known as the father of both Miami and Palm Beach in Florida; and also by the treasurer Joel Freeman. With an official stamp to the left edge indicating that a transfer certificate for the shares was issued on 16th April 1896. Wonderful condition.
The Standard Oil Co. Inc. was established by Rockefeller in 1870 and was the largest oil refiner in the world of its time. Its controversial history as one of the world’s first and largest multinational corporations ended in 1911, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil was an illegal monopoly.
John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American industrialist and philanthropist who revolutionized the petroleum industry and became one of the wealthiest people in history. Born in upstate New York, Rockefeller started his career as a bookkeeper before investing in a Cleveland refinery in 1863. In 1870, he incorporated Standard Oil, which by the 1880s controlled 90% of US refineries and pipelines.
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. He is also known as a co-founder and major investor of the cities of Miami and Palm Beach, Florida.
Joel Francis Freeman became an assistant to William Rockefeller in the affairs of Standard Oil in 1876 and, upon incorporation of the Standard Oil Company of New York, he was made Treasurer. In 1900, He became President of the National Standard Insurance Company.
