Oliver Gould Jennings
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Oliver Gould Jennings was a financier. He served in Connecticut House of Representatives
. He was on the boards of Bethlehem Steel
, United States Industrial Alcohol Company
, McKesson & Robbins, Kingsport Press, Signature Company, National Fuel Gas
, and Grocery Store Products.
to Oliver Burr Jennings
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He was an 1887 initiate into Yale's Skull and Bones
Society.
He died on October 13, 1936. His funeral was held at St. James Episcopal Church
in Fairfield, Connecticut
with Rev. H. W. B. Donegan presiding. His widow died in 1964.
Connecticut House of Representatives
The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents...
. He was on the boards of Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Steel
The Bethlehem Steel Corporation , based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was once the second-largest steel producer in the United States, after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel. After a decline in the U.S...
, United States Industrial Alcohol Company
United States Industrial Alcohol Company
United States Industrial Alcohol Company was an alcohol distiller in the United States. Charles Edward Adams, was chairman of the board. In 1919 they were responsible for the Boston Molasses Disaster. 125 lawsuits filed against the company in the aftermath....
, McKesson & Robbins, Kingsport Press, Signature Company, National Fuel Gas
National Fuel Gas
National Fuel Gas , Co. is an energy company. It consists of five business segments:Utility, Pipeline and Storage, Exploration and Production, Energy Marketing, and Timber. National Fuel Gas wasincorporated in 1902 and is based in Williamsville, New York....
, and Grocery Store Products.
Biography
He was born on April 27, 1865 in New York CityNew York City
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to Oliver Burr Jennings
Oliver Burr Jennings
Oliver Burr Jennings was an American businessman and one of the original stockholders in Standard Oil.-Early life and family:...
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He was an 1887 initiate into Yale's Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
Society.
He died on October 13, 1936. His funeral was held at St. James Episcopal Church
St. James Episcopal Church
St. James Episcopal Church, or variants thereof, may refer to:* St. James Episcopal Church * St. James Episcopal Church , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado...
in Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
with Rev. H. W. B. Donegan presiding. His widow died in 1964.