Joseph Newton Pew
Joseph Newton Pew | |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Sun Oil |
Joseph Newton Pew (July 20, 1848 – October 12, 1912) was the founder of Sun Oil Company (now Sunoco) and a prominent philanthropist.
Early life
Joseph N. Pew was born in
Oil industry
Pew invested in Pennsylvania
In 1881, he developed the Keystone Gas Company[2] which used the by-products of oil, such as natural gas, to provide heat and light for the community of Bradford, Pennsylvania, a town that emerged as a wild oil boom town in the Pennsylvania oil rush in the late 19th century. The area's Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil has superior qualities and is free of asphaltic constituents, contains only trace amounts of sulfur and nitrogen, and has excellent characteristics for refining into lubricants. By 1889 Pew's Keystone Gas Company was delivering gas to Pittsburgh.
The Haymaker Gas Well in
Eventually, and in partnership with E.O. Emerson, he developed the Peoples Natural Gas Company.[2][4]
Later life
Beginning in 1904, Pew lived in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, at his estate named Glenmede, which was designed by architect William Lightfoot Price.
References
- ISBN 9780313213625
- ^ a b "The Pew Legacy", Grove City College: Because Faith and Freedom Matter, 7 February 2013, retrieved 29 January 2015
- ^ Murrysville Gas Well Historical Marker, 2011, retrieved 29 January 2015
- ISBN 9780786491544
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