Business Magnate. acquired his education in the State Normal School at Edinboro, Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1867. He entered the oil business in Titusville, Pennsylvania. He later founded the Sun Company, and was president of the Peoples Natural Gas Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1886, the company acquired leases for oil exploration in western Ohio. In 1921, the Pews took advantage of the biggest oil strike up to that time which occurred at Spindletop, Texas. They purchased the oil field and started to look for a port where they could ship the crude oil by water. The area they selected was a barren tract along the Delaware River, called Marcus Hook, about 20 miles south of Philadelphia. A refinery was built which was convenient to shipping, railroads and pipelines. This complex, which included a refinery, pipelines and storage tanks, became known as the Sun Oil Company. He was president of the board of trustees of Grove City College.
Business Magnate. acquired his education in the State Normal School at Edinboro, Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1867. He entered the oil business in Titusville, Pennsylvania. He later founded the Sun Company, and was president of the Peoples Natural Gas Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1886, the company acquired leases for oil exploration in western Ohio. In 1921, the Pews took advantage of the biggest oil strike up to that time which occurred at Spindletop, Texas. They purchased the oil field and started to look for a port where they could ship the crude oil by water. The area they selected was a barren tract along the Delaware River, called Marcus Hook, about 20 miles south of Philadelphia. A refinery was built which was convenient to shipping, railroads and pipelines. This complex, which included a refinery, pipelines and storage tanks, became known as the Sun Oil Company. He was president of the board of trustees of Grove City College.
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