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Walter Clark Teagle (May 1878 – January 9, 1962) was president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey starting in 1917. He was responsible for leading Standard Oil to the forefront of the oil industry and significantly expanding the company's presence in the petrochemical field. ==Biography== Born in Ohio into a wealthy oil family, Teagle was the grandson of Maurice B. Clark, one of John D. Rockefeller's former partners in Standard Oil. Teagle's father, John Teagle, headed Scofield, Shurmer and Teagle, Standard Oil's competitor in Cleveland. Teagle entered Cornell University with the class of 1900, but graduated early in 1899 with a B.S. in chemistry. As a student, Teagle was said to have "managed everything," serving as manager for two publications, the football team, class politics, and as chair of the committees for class promenades and cotillions. He was a member of the Quill and Dagger society and Alpha Delta Phi. After graduation, Teagle remained involved in Cornell University, serving as a trustee from 1924 to 1954 and donating funds for the Teagle Hall athletic building. In 1923, Cornell announced that Teagle was their highest salaried alumnus. He served as vice president of the Cornell Club of New York and on a variety of committees. Teagle married twice, to Edith Murray on October 3, 1903, and after her death, to Rowena Lee in 1910.〔Witzel, Morgen. Encyclopedia Of The History Of American Management. New York: Thoemmes Continuum, 2005. Print Pp 494〕 Following Standard Oil house counsel Virgil Kline, who had earlier won cases against Standard for his father's firm,〔Yergin, Daniel (1991). "The Prize, The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power" New York: Simon & Schuster.〕 Teagle built a summer house in Blue Hill, Maine. In 1962, he died at the age of 83 in Connecticut after a long illness. The Teague family is Cornish, originating in Cornwall, United Kingdom, the name meaning "fair/beautiful" in the Cornish language.〔White, G. Pawley, A Handbook of Cornish Surnames.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walter C. Teagle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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