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Entrepreneur John D. Rockefeller was one of the most successful. He owned 95 percent of the oil industry. Inevitably, Rockefeller’s success brought closer government scrutiny and from 1892 through 1911, a series of unfavorable court decisions resulted in the dissolution of the Standard Oil Company. Despite these setbacks, Rockefeller remained a philanthropist, giving substantial amounts to the Baptist church in particular.