In 1912, he joined the Texas Company and resigned the following year to accept a local position with Gulf Oil Corporation. He pioneered the first method for using aluminum chloride in the catalytic cracking of gasoline and in the manufacture of motor oil. When Dr. McAfee realized the high cost of Aluminum Chloride might result in the rejection of the process he developed a method to produce low cost aluminum chloride from bauxite ore. This resulted in higher quality gasoline and petroleum products using low cost aluminum chloride. During his lifetime, he also obtained forty patents on specialized chemicals used in a wide variety of products.
Dr. McAfee had a keen interest in the field of education serving as a member of the Port Arthur Independent School District Board of Trustees from 1931-1941 and as it's President from 1934-1941. He also served on the Board of Trustees of Lamar Junior College, and was instrumental in having that institution expanded from a two to a four year institution. He served on the college's Board of Regents and served a term as president of the regents. After thirty eight years with the Gulf Oil Corporation, he retired in 1932 to a farm near Woodville, Texas, where he remained until his death in 1972.
See Also:
http://www.scs.illinois.edu/~mainzv/HIST/bulletin_open_access/num21/num21%20p12-18.pdf
In 1912, he joined the Texas Company and resigned the following year to accept a local position with Gulf Oil Corporation. He pioneered the first method for using aluminum chloride in the catalytic cracking of gasoline and in the manufacture of motor oil. When Dr. McAfee realized the high cost of Aluminum Chloride might result in the rejection of the process he developed a method to produce low cost aluminum chloride from bauxite ore. This resulted in higher quality gasoline and petroleum products using low cost aluminum chloride. During his lifetime, he also obtained forty patents on specialized chemicals used in a wide variety of products.
Dr. McAfee had a keen interest in the field of education serving as a member of the Port Arthur Independent School District Board of Trustees from 1931-1941 and as it's President from 1934-1941. He also served on the Board of Trustees of Lamar Junior College, and was instrumental in having that institution expanded from a two to a four year institution. He served on the college's Board of Regents and served a term as president of the regents. After thirty eight years with the Gulf Oil Corporation, he retired in 1932 to a farm near Woodville, Texas, where he remained until his death in 1972.
See Also:
http://www.scs.illinois.edu/~mainzv/HIST/bulletin_open_access/num21/num21%20p12-18.pdf
Family Members
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Sarah Roseanna McAfee
1875–1875
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Ida Bell McAfee Rose
1878–1921
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Jessie Urban McAfee
1879–1960
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Charles Richard McAfee Sr
1882–1958
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Leroy R McAfee
1884–1958
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Velma McAfee Bennett
1888–1984
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Mittie McAfee
1890–1911
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Terry Reno McAfee
1892–1951
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Modena McAfee Sutton
1895–1966
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Leta Margaret McAfee Daniel
1897–1982
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Willie Dean McAfee Williams
1899–1988
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