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Walter Benona Sharp

American businessman, oil drilling pioneer, innovator and philanthropist

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Founder of
Texaco
Texaco
Birthdate
December 12, 1870
Birthplace
Tipton County, Tennessee
Tipton County, Tennessee
Date of Death
December 28, 1912
Place of Death
Chicago
Chicago
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Businessperson
Businessperson

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Dudley C. Sharp
Citizenship
United States
United States
Wikidata ID
Q7964289
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Walter Benona Sharp was born in Tipton County, Tennessee, on December 12, 1870. He was an American businessperson and the founder of Texaco, a prominent oil company. Sharp passed away on December 28, 1912, in Chicago. He had a child named Dudley C. Sharp.

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