Duchesne Record | 1916-12-09 | Page 2 | Standard Oil Head Dead

STANDARD OIL HEAt HEAD DEAD I IJohn John D. D Archbold Succumbs to Attack Attack Attack At At- tack of Appendicitis Tarrytown N. N Y John Y-John John D. D Archbold Archbold Archbold Arch- Arch bold president of ot the Standard Oil company of New Jersey died at his home here Monday morning Mr Archbold was operated on for appendicitis ten days previous and for tor a time seemed to rally from the effects of the operation but later suffered suffered suffered suf suf- a relapse Mr Archbold was a native of Ohio born July 26 1848 He went to the Pennsylvania oil regions in 1864 and spent eleven years in the petroleum centers in that state His connection with the Standard Oil oli company grew out of his activities in Pennsylvania when with Rockefeller and other capitalists capitalists cap cap- he saw the enormous possibilities i of the industry He had been connected with the Standard as director director di di- director di- di rector since 1878 He was made president president president pres pres- ident of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey in 1914