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Daniel M. Harkness was born in Milan, Ohio in 1822 to Dr. David M. Harkness and Elizabeth Caldwell Harkness. He played an important role in the formation of Standard Oil. His younger half-brother on his mother's side, Henry Flagler, and his older half-brother on his father's side, Stephen V. Harkness, were two of the original five founding partners of Standard Oil along with John D. Rockefeller. It was through Daniel's prodding that Henry Flagler came to Ohio where he ultimately connected with Stephen V. Harkness and John D. Rockefeller who then started Standard Oil. Daniel ended up being a major stockholder in Standard Oil making him one of the wealthiest individuals of his day. == Early Days & Standard Oil == In 1837 Dan Harkness moved to Bellevue, Ohio from Hopewell, NY to live with his uncle L.G. Harkness. He later moved to Republic, Ohio to work in the Harkness store there. Dan encouraged his half-brother Henry Flagler to join him in Republic and Henry made the journey from Hopewell in 1844.〔Martin, Sidney Walter (1949). '' Florida's Flagler'' pg. 2〕 The two worked for a while in Republic and then moved to Bellevue, Ohio to become more involved in the grain and distillery business. In fact, Dan married his Uncle L.G.'s daughter Isabella and Henry married her sister Mary. They both did very well in Bellevue. Henry however decided to venture into the salt business in Michigan, but it did not go well. When Henry Flagler came back from Michigan busted from his failed salt mine investment, Daniel helped bail him out by lending him money.〔Martin, Sidney Walter (1949). '' Florida's Flagler''〕 Henry decided that he may have better luck in Cleveland, so he moved there in 1866 and had an office in the same building as Rockefeller. Dan and his family remained primarily in Bellevue, taking over the home that Henry Flagler had built in Bellevue, "The Gingerbread House". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daniel M. Harkness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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