Oil Magnate. He was a Scottish oilman, who served from 1941 to 1954 as the fourth and final chairman of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, and from 1954 to 1956 as the first chairman of British Petroleum. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918 for his contributions during World War I., knighted in 1939, and given peerage as Baron Strathalmond, of Pumpherston in the County of Midlothian on February 18, 1955. His commercial acumen led to the formation of Shell Mex and British Petroleum in 1931. Even after retirement, he was a consultant as he was considered a leading expert on the oil industry. His father and an uncle were the founders of the Pumpherston Oil Company and he joined their firm in 1909. He married and the couple had a daughter and a son, who followed him in the oil business and became Baron upon his death. His seven portraits are at the National Portrait Gallery.
Oil Magnate. He was a Scottish oilman, who served from 1941 to 1954 as the fourth and final chairman of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, and from 1954 to 1956 as the first chairman of British Petroleum. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1918 for his contributions during World War I., knighted in 1939, and given peerage as Baron Strathalmond, of Pumpherston in the County of Midlothian on February 18, 1955. His commercial acumen led to the formation of Shell Mex and British Petroleum in 1931. Even after retirement, he was a consultant as he was considered a leading expert on the oil industry. His father and an uncle were the founders of the Pumpherston Oil Company and he joined their firm in 1909. He married and the couple had a daughter and a son, who followed him in the oil business and became Baron upon his death. His seven portraits are at the National Portrait Gallery.
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