Great-grandson of oil magnate John Rockefeller IV dies in the US American politician and great-grandson of oil magnate John Rockefeller (1837-1839), John J. Rockefeller IV, has died at the age of 89, the Washington Post reported. According to her information, the politician chaired the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Veterans Affairs Committee and the Intelligence Committee at different times. In 2008, he led a bipartisan Senate investigation into the events leading up to the Iraq War. Rockefeller was elected to the Senate in 1984 and announced his resignation in 2013 ahead of the 2014 election, in which he lost. His great grandfather John Rockefeller was the founder of the oil industry syndicate Standard Oil and was one of the world's first dollar billionaires. In 2016, the American magazine "Forbes" published a ranking of the richest families in the United States. The Rockefellers took 23rd place, their total wealth estimated at 11 billion dollars.

Great-grandson of oil magnate John Rockefeller IV dies in the US American politician and great-grandson of oil magnate John Rockefeller (1837-1839), John J. Rockefeller IV, has died at the age of 89, the Washington Post reported. According to her information, the politician chaired the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Veterans Affairs Committee and the Intelligence Committee at different times. In 2008, he led a bipartisan Senate investigation into the events leading up to the Iraq War. Rockefeller was elected to the Senate in 1984 and announced his resignation in 2013 ahead of the 2014 election, in which he lost. His great grandfather John Rockefeller was the founder of the oil industry syndicate Standard Oil and was one of the world's first dollar billionaires. In 2016, the American magazine "Forbes" published a ranking of the richest families in the United States. The Rockefellers took 23rd place, their total wealth estimated at 11 billion dollars.