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EspañolJOHN DUSTIN ARCHBOLD
'John Dustin Archbold' (1848-1916) was an American capitalist and one of the United States' earliest oil refiners. He was the grandfather of zoologist Richard Archbold.
Archbold was born at Leesburg, Ohio, and educated in public schools. He moved to Pennsylvania by 1864.
In 1864 he went to the north-west Pennsylvania oil fields and spent eleven years in the oil industry there. When John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company began buying up refiners in this oil rich region, many independent refiners felt squeezed out, and Archbold was among Standard's harshest and loudest critics.
However, Archbold was subsequently recruited by Rockefeller to Standard Oil where he became a director and served as its vice-president and president until its dissolution in 1911.
In 1886, Archbold became a member of the Board of Trustees of Syracuse University, and was the Board’s president from 1893 until his death in 1916. From 1893-1914, he contributed nearly $6,000,000 for 8 buildings, including the full cost of the Archbold Stadium (opened 1907, demolished 1978), Sims Hall (men's dormitory, 1907), the Archbold Gymnasium (1909, nearly destroyed by fire in 1947 but still in use), and the oval athletic field.
Also, Syracuse Stage (Central New York's only professional theater) has their main theater named after him- John D Archbold Theatre
The John D Archbold Memorial Hospital, now the Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Georgia was donated in 1925 by his son, John Foster Archbold and named in his honour.
Archbold was involved in a scandalous affair involving monetary gifts to the Republican Party. In 1912, he was called to testify before a committee which was investigating political contributions made by the Standard Oil Company to the campaign funds of political parties.
He claimed that President Theodore Roosevelt was aware of the $125,000 contribution made by Standard Oil Company to the 1904 campaign fund of the Republican Party, but President Roosevelt produced letters written by him which directed his campaign managers to return such monetary contributions if they were offered.
He married Annie M Mills in 1870, and together they had four children:
★ Mary Lavina Archbold (b 1871)
★ Anne Archbold (b 1873)
★ Frances Archbold (b 1875)
★ John Foster Archbold (b 1877), father of zoologist Richard Archbold
Archbold is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
★ Chernow, Ron. ''Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.'' London: Warner Books, 1998.
★ Yergin, Daniel. ''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
★ Archbold Collection
| Contents |
| Early life |
| Oil industry career |
| Syracuse University career |
| Legacy |
| Theodore Roosevelt scandal |
| Personal life |
| Further reading |
| External links |
Early life
Archbold was born at Leesburg, Ohio, and educated in public schools. He moved to Pennsylvania by 1864.
Oil industry career
In 1864 he went to the north-west Pennsylvania oil fields and spent eleven years in the oil industry there. When John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company began buying up refiners in this oil rich region, many independent refiners felt squeezed out, and Archbold was among Standard's harshest and loudest critics.
However, Archbold was subsequently recruited by Rockefeller to Standard Oil where he became a director and served as its vice-president and president until its dissolution in 1911.
Syracuse University career
In 1886, Archbold became a member of the Board of Trustees of Syracuse University, and was the Board’s president from 1893 until his death in 1916. From 1893-1914, he contributed nearly $6,000,000 for 8 buildings, including the full cost of the Archbold Stadium (opened 1907, demolished 1978), Sims Hall (men's dormitory, 1907), the Archbold Gymnasium (1909, nearly destroyed by fire in 1947 but still in use), and the oval athletic field.
Also, Syracuse Stage (Central New York's only professional theater) has their main theater named after him- John D Archbold Theatre
Legacy
The John D Archbold Memorial Hospital, now the Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Georgia was donated in 1925 by his son, John Foster Archbold and named in his honour.
Theodore Roosevelt scandal
Archbold was involved in a scandalous affair involving monetary gifts to the Republican Party. In 1912, he was called to testify before a committee which was investigating political contributions made by the Standard Oil Company to the campaign funds of political parties.
He claimed that President Theodore Roosevelt was aware of the $125,000 contribution made by Standard Oil Company to the 1904 campaign fund of the Republican Party, but President Roosevelt produced letters written by him which directed his campaign managers to return such monetary contributions if they were offered.
Personal life
He married Annie M Mills in 1870, and together they had four children:
★ Mary Lavina Archbold (b 1871)
★ Anne Archbold (b 1873)
★ Frances Archbold (b 1875)
★ John Foster Archbold (b 1877), father of zoologist Richard Archbold
Archbold is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Further reading
★ Chernow, Ron. ''Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.'' London: Warner Books, 1998.
★ Yergin, Daniel. ''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
External links
★ Archbold Collection
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