Daniel M. Harkness
Businessman
Died when: 73 years 314 days (886 months)Star Sign: Libra
Daniel M.Harkness (September 26, 1822 – August 5, 1896) was an American merchant and businessman in Ohio.He played a role in the formation of Standard Oil in Ohio.
His older half-brother Stephen V.Harkness and younger half-brother Henry M.Flagler became two of the original five founding partners of Standard Oil, along with John D.
Rockefeller.Daniel Harkness had persuaded Henry Flagler to move to Ohio when young and join him in his uncle's business.
There Flagler met Stephen V.Harkness and John D.Rockefeller.Daniel Harkness became a major stockholder in Standard Oil and one of the wealthiest individuals of his day.
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