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The william henry lyttelton papers 1217 items document lytteltons service as governor of south carolina and governor of jamaica. William knox has 36 books on goodreads with 233 ratings. The company operates worldwide in several sectors of the oil and gas industry such as generating low carbon energy, moving oil and gas, and off and onshore oil and gas extraction bp, 2014. Darcy concession wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Report of the admitted correspondence, proceedings, evidence. Professor geoffrey blainey discusses the life and work of william knox darcy. Born 11 october 1849 in newton abbot, devon died 1 may 1917 in stanmore middlesex. William knoxdarcy turtle bunbury awardwinning travel writer. William knox darcy was born in devonshire england in 1849 and, with his family, in 1866 migrated to australia where his father set up practice as a solicitor in rockhampton. William knox darcy october 11, 1849 may 1, 1917 was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in persia iran.
William knox darcy 18491917, mining entrepreneur, was born on 11 october 1849 at highweek, newton abbot, devon, england, son of william francis darcy, solicitor, and his wife elizabeth baker, nee bradford. Born in gorteen, galway, ireland on 1780 to frances darcy and lucy knox. William knox darcy 11 october 1849 1 may 1917 was a british businessman who was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in persia. William knox darcy was one of the principal founders of the.
General kitabgi successfully persuaded wolffs friend william knox darcy, a british entrepreneur, to develop the countrys oil possibilities. William knox darcy acquires a concession in persia. William knox darcy used oil discovery in south iran as a means of. Margaret was born in 1486, in howth castle, dublin, dublin, ireland. The collection consists of 864 letters including 26 letters from lyttelton, 316 documents, 37 financial records, four letter books, and one personal account book. During this exploration for oil, d arcy and his team encountered financial troubles and struggled to find. During this exploration for oil, darcy and his team encountered. Stanmore, middlesex, england, 1 may 1917, petroleum entrepreneur and founder of the oil industry in persia and the middle east. Born in devonshire, england in 1849 and later emigrating with his family to rockhampton, queensland, in 1866, william knox darcy solicitor, was an influential entrepreneur and businessman who made his fortune in the mount morgan goldfield in queensland. Darcy changed course of history the morning bulletin. The first middle eastern oil concession was granted by the qajar government of persia to william knox darcy in 1901. Darcy, william knox, 18491917 lc linked data service. The first middle eastern oil concession was granted by the qajar government of persia to william knox d arcy in 1901. William d arcy married mary bartlett and had 3 children.
William knox darcy this day in history 5nov1925 sidney reilly, alleged superspy and inspiration for ian flemings james bond stories, is executed by soviet born the illegitimate son of a jewish doctor in odessa, sigmund rosenblum studied chemistry in vienna before going to brazil. After retiring as director general of the persian customs, general kitabgi moved to paris, where he led a lavish and playboy lifestyle. British petroleum formerly anglopersian oil company was born out of cooperation between kitabgi and william knox d arcy. The oil concession gave darcy the exclusive rights to prospect for oil in persia what is now mostly present day iran.
William knox darcy bp it is a british multinational company, headquartered in london, england, whose performance in 2012 made it the worlds sixthlargest oil and gas company, the sixthlargest energy company by market capitalization and the company with the worlds fifthlargest revenue. One of the owners of the mine, fred morgan, had opted out of a sixman partnership in 1884 and sold his interest to rockhampton solicitor, william knox darcy, for apounds sterling62,000. By 1889, darcy had made an incredible apounds sterling6 million from his share in the mine, went to london and later made another fortune when he. Jun 16, 2010 the history of crudeoil exploration and production in the middle east began with william knox darcy 18491917, a british subject living in australia who became very rich very quicklytwice. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. Biography william knox darcy australian dictionary of. Ida tarbells history of standard oil company serialized in mcclures. William knox darcy was the sixth of their seven children and their only son.
As oil was a better fuel than coal6 for the british fleet, and as it was gained through plundering of iranian resources ended up to be cheaper for the british navy. British petroleum formerly anglopersian oil company was born out of cooperation between kitabgi and william knox darcy. Patrick roman catholic church, sydney, new south wales, australia g. William knox d arcy october 11, 1849 may 1, 1917 was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in persia. Please click on the title for more information and to purchase.
He was the only son of an irish solicitor, and in 1865 his life was literally turned upside down, when his fathers law firm went bankrupt. William knox darcy, the founder of bp, standing with his wife in their edwardian english home. William knox darcy october 11, 1849 may 1, 1917 was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in persia. Oh why should the spirit of mortal be proudlike a swiftfleeting meteor a fastflying clouda flash of the lightning a break of the wave. William knox darcy british government came into possession of %51 of the shares of apoc and thus became directly involved in the oil concession5. William knox darcy, the founder of bp, with his wife in their. Born in gorteen, galway, ireland on 1780 to frances d arcy and lucy knox. Britains long history of exploiting iran veterans today. One for us, six for britons william knox darcy in history. Back in england, william darcy was close to despair. William d arcy was born in 1485, at birth place, to william darcy and isabel darcy born plunket. Oct 08, 2019 may 1901 englishman, william knox d arcy, obtained 60year oil concession from shah of persia to explore, exploit oil resources of country excluding five northern provinces which bordered russia, employed engineer george reynolds to explore for oil 1905 almost bankrupt, sold interest to burmah oil company founded in glasgow, scotland in 1886 which provided new funds for exploration. See turtles article on knox darcy, published in the irish daily mail. After agreeing to finance this venture early in 1901, he sent alfred marriott, a cousin of his private secretary, to tehran to negotiate for a concession to explore for oil in persia.
William d arcy historical records and family trees. William knox darcy british entrepreneur britannica. Report of the admitted correspondence, proceedings, evidence, and judgment, in the action benson v. Concession to explore, obtain, and market oil, natural gas, asphalt, and ozokerite was given to him and the concession known as the darcy concession in iran. Page 187 i finally saw that the blood, forced by the action of the left ventricle into the arteries, was distributed to the body at large, and its several parts, in the same manner as it is sent through the lungs, impelled by the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery, and that it then passed through the veins and along the vena cava, and so round to the left ventricle in the manner. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. The darcy concession, aiocs domination in iran the abadan times. Australian gold and persian oil carnegie, margaret on. He passed away on 6 august 1842 in miltonnextgravesend, kent. Apr 27, 2020 william knox darcy, english businessman who was the principal founder of the iranian oil industry. Upon completing his articles in 1872 darcy was admitted as a solicitor and in 1882 joined a syndicate to develop leases owned by the morgan brothers at mount morgan. William knoxs most popular book is scottish history for dummies. Concession to explore, obtain, and market oil, natural gas, asphalt, and ozocerite was given to him and the concession known as darcy concession in iran.
Three outsize britons presided over bps birth in 1909. Bp was founded in 1908 by william knox darcy in london, united kingdom. The son of a farmer in roxburghshire, he wrote several books of poetry, the lonely hearth, songs of israel, harp. After agreeing to finance this venture early in 1901, he sent alfred marriott, a cousin of his private secretary, to tehran to negotiate for a. It became the prototype for subsequent oil concessions in the region.
The darcy concession was a petroleum oil concession that was signed in 1901 between william knox darcy and mozzafar aldin, shah of persia. The only son of an irish solicitor, darcy received. Turtle bunbury awardwinning travel writer, historian and. The qajar kings had signed a humiliating and longterm contract with the british. Key dates 1901 on 28 may, william knox darcy is granted a 60year concession to search for oil and gas across most of persia. William knox darcy 11 october 1849 1 may 1917 was a british businessman who was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in. General antoine kitabgi khan was a persian general of georgian descent and the directorgeneral of persian customs. During this exploration for oil, d arcy and his team encountered. Among his exploits, in the early 20th century, were the infiltration of the german general staff in 1917 and a nearoverthrow of the bolsheviks in 1918. Please feel free to browse our website and view our growing line of fieldsports publications. Bamberg, in his book the history of the british petroleum company.
Newton abbot, devonshire, england, 11 october 1849, d. One for us, six for britons william knox darcy in history of iran. The darcy concession was a petroleum oil concession that was signed in 1901 between william knox darcy and shah mozzafar aldin of persia. At 1 hour 9 minutes into darcys interview with amanda knox which aired saturday january 3rd, 2018, darcy says, in the context of meredith not being the only victim. Dec 27, 2007 william knox d arcy was born on 11 october 1849. Blainey, the rush that never ended melb, 1963 lord casey, australian father and son lond, 1966 m. William knox darcy 11 october 1849 1 may 1917 was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in persia iran. Britains major plunder of iranian oil in 1903 khamenei. In his early career he worked as an economist, and then as an entrepreneur in the british west indies.
William knox darcy, english businessman who was the principal founder of the iranian oil industry. He was educated at westminster school in london until christmas 1865. It is not yet known exactly how william francis darcy was connected to the main. William knox darcy should be a household name, but is widely unheard of outside of the petrochemical industry. As a youth darcy emigrated with his father to queensland, australia, where between 1882 and 1889 he made a fortune in the mount morgan goldfield. Jun 17, 2010 three outsize britons presided over bps birth in 1909. Bertha bensons only brother, the billionaire william knox darcy was born in newton abbot on october 11th 1849. Stanmore, middlesex, england, 1 may 1917, petroleum entrepreneur. Reilly, ace of spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of sidney reilly, a russian jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the british. William knox darcy queensland business leaders hall of. The only son of an irish solicitor, darcy received his early education at westminster school, london. During this exploration for oil, darcy and his team encountered financial troubles and struggled to find sellable amounts of oil. The oil concession gave d arcy the exclusive rights to prospect for oil in persia now iran.