Oliver Burr Jennings (June 3, 1825 – February 12, 1893) was an American businessman and one of the original stockholders in Standard Oil.
Early life
Jennings was born in 1825 in Fairfield, Connecticut, to Abraham Gould Jennings and Anna (née Burr) Jennings.[1] His brother was Frederick B. Jennings. At a young age he came to New York to learn the dry goods business.[2] Through his great-grandfather, Peter Burr, he was distantly related to U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr.[3]
Career
In 1847 he headed West to seek his fortune in the California Gold Rush. He set up a general mercantile store in