Willard F. Jones | |
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 Jones in 1957 | |
| Born | February 27, 1890 New York City, US |
| Died | August 18, 1967 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Other names | W.F.J. |
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| Employer | Gulf Oil |
| Spouse |
Ruth Black
(m. 1916; died 1964) |
| Children | 2 |
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Willard F. Jones I (February 27, 1890 – August 18, 1967) was an American naval architect, business executive, and philanthropist. He served as a general manager and Vice President of the Gulf Oil corporation during the late 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Jones was one of the instrumental figures in establishing effective transport of crude oil from Venezuela, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the United States in the first half of the 20th century.[1][2][3]
- ^ Craig Thompson, Since Spindletop: A Human Story of Gulf's First Half-Century (Pittsburgh: Gulf Oil, 1951)
- ^ Daniel Yergin, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1991)
- ^ Maguire, Bassett; Reynolds, Charles (January 1955). "Cerro de la Neblina, Amazonas, Venezuela". Geographical Review. 45 (1): 27–51. Bibcode:1955GeoRv..45...27M. doi:10.2307/211728. JSTOR 211728.