Yahoo Web Search

Search results

    • $40 billion

      Henry H. Rogers - Fairhaven Office of Tourism
      • 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.
  1. People also ask

  2. 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.

  3. Feb 28, 2017 · When Twain went bankrupt it was Rogers who gave him $6k to get out of debt and helped the great writer to invest his money wisely. They became close friends and Twain often sailed on Rogers yacht and frequently visited Rogers’ estates. Rogers was equally generous to Booker T. Washington and to Helen Keller whose education he paid for.

  4. Jan 7, 2024 · Dive into the history of America's gilded age with the story of Henry Huttleston Rogers Jr, the forgotten billionaire who inherited a fortune only to spend it on the most luxurious mansion...

    • 4 min
    • 20.4K
    • This House
  5. Jul 27, 2020 · As scandalous ancestors go, Col. Henry Huddleston Rogers II would have been enough for most families. But then he had a daughter. The colonel’s namesake father, a partner in Standard Oil and noted “robber baron” of the Gilded Age, was one of the wealthiest men of his day.

  6. Apr 26, 2015 · Harry’s estate was $20 million with $16 million due in taxes. There is no biography of Harry. I discovered him in Searching for Beauty – The Life of Millicent Rogers by Cherie Burns.

  7. Jun 11, 2014 · Rogers realized that there was money to be made in the newly opened oil fields of Pennsylvania. In 1861, 21-year-old Henry pooled his savings of approximately US$600 with a friend, Charles P. Ellis. They set out to western Pennsylvania and its newly discovered oil fields.

  8. May 20, 2009 · Thursday, May 20, 1909. The New York Times Henry Huttleston Rogers. H.H. Rogers Dead, Leaving $50,000,000; Apoplexy Carries Off the Financier Famous in Standard Oil, Railways, Gas, and Copper;...

  1. People also search for