Because of the more favorable corporate laws New Jersey passed in 1889, he moved his Standard Oil of Ohio there
... Former type, Ohio Corporation (
1870-1882), Business Trust (1882-1892), New Jersey Holding Company... [DOC] [TLE] Politics in the Gilded Age: 1865-1900 - Sage American History [PAR] Although there were some notable political figures in this era, a large majority ... 
By 1900 the Democrats controlled most of the southern states, but they had 
difficulty .... Elected to Congress as a Republican from Ohio in 1862, he served in 
the House .... Act of 1882, but his opposition, as well as his support for less 
favorable... [DOC] [TLE] The Progressive Era, 1896-1916 - Sage American History [PAR] Although the progressive reformers did not fix everything, little escaped their 
attention.