Thomas R. Bard
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| Born | December 8, 1841 Port Hueneme, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Thomas Robert Bard (December 8, 1841 – March 5, 1915) was an American political leader in
Early life
Born in
In 1865, Bard arrived in Ventura County, California, to develop his uncle Thomas A. Scott's properties in Ojai. In 1867, Bard would become the first person in California to produce oil from a drilled well.[1] The official Congressional Directory for 1903 notes that Bard "has engaged in wharving and warehousing, banking, petroleum mining, sheep grazing, and dealing in real estate".[2]
Political career
Thomas R. Bard moved to
Bard was the California delegate to the
Family and later life
Thomas R. Bard became a successful business man, and held profitable interests in several oil companies. Thomas R. Bard and his brother, Dr.
He died at his Berylwood home in Port Hueneme, California, on March 5, 1915, and was interred in the family cemetery on his estate. His remains were moved to Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura, California, by the military.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Nelson, Mike (2020). "The Hunt for California Crude". AAPG Explorer. 41 (2): 18. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Army Olympians | History". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2012-03-29. The United States Army. "History of the Army Olympians: A General Athlete" WWW.ARMY.MIL
- ^ City of Ventura. Detail Sheet #19 accessed 29 September 2013 from link on City Map with Historic Landmarks
- ^ "Thomas R. Bard". Ivy Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
Further reading
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Hutchinson, William Henry. Oil, Land, and Politics: The California Career of Thomas R. Bard. 2 vols. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965.
- Lawrence Kestenbaum. The Political Graveyard
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