W.L. Connelly (1873-1964) was a pioneer of the American oil industry, whose career spanned 73 years. He drilled his first well in 1895 in Wood County, Ohio. He did oil work in Montgomery County, Kansas from 1903-1905, and in early 1906 became associated with Harry F. Sinclair. Connelly movedto Tulsa Oklahoma with Sinclair in 1912, and in 1916 was one of the founders of Sinclair Oil and Refining Company, and was elected president of the Sinclair-Cudahy Pipeline Company. While at Sinclair, he held the following positions: vice president of Sinclair Gulf Oil Corporation, vice president of Mammoth Oil Company, vice president of Sinclair Consolidated, president of Venezuelan Petroleum Company, president of Sinclair Exploration Company, and from 1932-1950, Chairman of the Board of Sinclair Prairie Oil and Gas Company (Sinclair Oil and Gas Company). Connelly's years with Mammoth Oil Company(1922-1928) were spent in Casper, Wyoming, where he was of national interest during the Teapot Dome scandal. Connelly published his memoirs, "The Oil Business As I Saw It," in 1955.
From the description of Papers, 1904-1963. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 27410760
