Because of the more favorable corporate laws New Jersey passed in 1889, he moved his Standard Oil of Ohio there
In 1896, 
John Rockefeller retired from the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, the holding... [DOC] [TLE] The Standard Oil monopoly, by the Linux Information Project (LINFO) [PAR] May 21, 2004 ... Standard Oil Company was founded by John D. Rockefeller in Cleveland ...