Pew, Joseph N. (Joseph Newton), 1848-1912

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Joseph Newton Pew, Sr. (1848-1912) was the founder of the Sun Oil Company and its predecessor natural gas and pipeline companies. J.N. Pew was initially involved in a series of ventures in the oil boomtown of Titusville, Pa. Pew and Edward O. Emerson formed a partnership to speculate in oil leases and to explore the area's natural gas fields. Emerson and Pew founded the Keystone Gas Company in 1881 and the Penn Fuel Company the next year. Following the success of these two companies they orgainzed the Sun Oil Line Company of Ohio in 1888 to transport, store and distribute crude oil. Two years later they formed the Sun Oil Company (Ohio) after which Pew began to buy out Emerson's interests in their joint ventures. During the 1890s Pew began to transform Sun into a fully integrated oil company. During these years he began to groom his sons and nephews to take over the business.

From the description of Papers, 1888-1912. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122503448

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Sun Company. Administrative correspondence, 1886-1933. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Pew family. Papers, 1817-1965. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Pew, Joseph N. (Joseph Newton), 1886-1963. Papers, 1917-1963. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Sun Company. Records, 1889-1984. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Sun Company. Corporate records, 1890-1984. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Pew, Joseph N. (Joseph Newton), 1848-1912. Papers, 1888-1912. Hagley Museum & Library
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associatedWith Beaver Valley Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Diamond Oil Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Emerson, Edward O. (Edward Octavius), b. 1833. person
associatedWith Keystone Gas Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Linden Oil Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Penn Fuel Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Peoples Natural Gas Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Pew family. family
associatedWith Pew, Joseph N. (Joseph Newton), 1886-1963. person
associatedWith Pew, Robert C. (Robert Cunningham), 1862-1925. person
associatedWith Standard Oil Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Sun Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Sun Oil Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Sun Oil Line Company. corporateBody
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Condensate oil wells
Gas industry
Gas industry
Natural gas
Oil and gas leases
Oil fields
Oil well drilling
Oil well logging
Petroleum
Petroleum industry and trade
Petroleum refineries
Pipelines
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Birth 1848

Death 1912

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